Paperweight
Artist
Albert David
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
(French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Date1966
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Base: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Base: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.42
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass overlayed with pale lavender. Faceted with two alternating rows of six half-punties and a large punty cut top. Bottom is cased with green and star cut. Enclosing a sulphide portrait bust of Theodore Roosevelt after medal by A. David. The accompanying certificate tells about a Theodore Roosevelt overlay, but not this one.
