Related person
Queen Victoria
(1819–1901)
Related person
Albert, Prince Consort
(August 26, 1819 - December 14, 1861)
Artist/Maker
Clichy
Artist/Maker
New England Glass Company
(active 1818 - 1877)
Paperweight
ca. 1850
orFrance, Europe
Place madeUnited States, North America
Glass
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 6.7 cm )
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
1965.438
Both Clichy of France and New England Glass Company of Massachusetts have been suggested as possible manufacturers of this paperweight.
DescriptionLead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide double profile portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on pale translucent cranberry ground.Markingshandwritten in ink: on lower edge of sulphide: "Victoria - Albert"
ClassificationsGLASS
