Paperweight

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908

Grueby Pottery, 1899 – 1911

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

pottery in the form of a scarab, blue and ochre

Credit Line

Gift of Marcia and William Goodman

Date

1904–09

Accession Number

1983-88-8

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ceramics

Decorative Arts

Paperweight

Medium

Earthenware, glaze

Dimensions

H x diam.: 2 x 6 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

made in

Boston, USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f90e05e8-d08b-4e9b-a7db-7fde4b4387f9

Record ID

chndm_1983-88-8

Paperweight

Object Details

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Catalogue Status

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Date

Accession Number

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