Paperweight
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1918
MediumPressed glass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
InscribedOn edge "Copyrighted Oct. 1918".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.32
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass pressed a disk. With an intaglio profile bust of Pershing. Around this are the words: "GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING, 1917". Bottom painted with gold paint-probably not original.Published ReferencesMarsh, THE AMERICAN STORY RECORDED IN GLASS, pg. 408, #389.
ca. 1830-1840
