Paperweight

Germany

1830-40

  • Titles Paperweight (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast iron
  • Dimensions 4 × 5 9/16 × 3 3/8 in. (10.2 × 14.1 × 8.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Garbáty, 1962.125
  • Work Type paperweight
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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Large, slightly irregularly shaped, round bowl of reddish earthenware covered with a gray-beige glaze that is unevenly applied and contains numerous glaze flaws, the upper outer and inner rims with a band of blue glaze that flows slightly creating a feather-like edge and is partially covered by a white glaze that drips downward, the edge of the rim and foot left glaze free , the body contains on one side a decorative motif consisting of a triangle with five bluish dots surrounded by white bits of glaze.
Cast-iron necklace comprised of a mesh chain with three small oval medallions set in gold, the clasp a larger oval medallion set in gold, all with antique reliefs.
Small, footed bowl of yellowish-beige earthenware comprised of six sections each connected in an irregular way such that the bowl appears to rotate or turn, covered with a white glaze that is uneven and puckered in spots, the raised seams where each of the six sections meet as well as the rim of the bowl are left without glaze and reveal the raw clay beneath.
Cup or Mug, Miller Pottery, Alabama, Perry County, glazed stoneware