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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Paperweight
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Paperweight

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Co. (American, 1888-)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (4.8 x 7 cm)
InscribedPaper sticker: "#15-Gen. Taylor New Eng Gl. Co-H195000".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3789
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass with a white cameo of General Zachary Taylor on a blue background.

Published ReferencesT.H. Marsh, THE AMERICAN STORY RECORDED IN GLASS, #156, p. 206 (same sulphide but not blue background).
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