Paperweight
Artist
Jean Goy
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
(French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Date1976
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
InscribedBaccarat acid mark on bottom.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.41
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass. Cut with six punty cuts around and a larger one on top. Bottom is cased with blue opaline. Enclosing a sulphide portrait bust of Thomas Paine from a medal by Jean Goy. Accompanying certificate describes weight and records this as one of 2000.
