Paperweight
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
(French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Date1975
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Base: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
Base: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
InscribedAcid stamp on polished pontil with Baccarat mark. And "The Franklin Mint c 1975" with the c a copyright mark with a circle around it.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.45
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass. Six punty cuts around and one larger on top. Green cased bottom. Radially fine cut around polished pontil. Enclosing sulphide portrait bust of Alexander the Great. Accompanying certificate indicates this from the Great Leaders of History, Issue No. 1 Commissioned and copyrighted by Franklin Mint, Franklin Center, Pa.
