Paperweight
Artist
Gilbert Poillerat
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
(French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Date1970
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
InscribedBaccarat acid mark on bottom.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.40
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass. Cut with six facets around and a large top punty. Bottom is brown/orange cased. Enclosing a sulphide portrait bust of James Monroe after a medal by Gilbert Poillerat. Accompanying certificate describes weight and records this as one of 2500.
