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Manufacturer New England Glass Company American, 1818-1888
Place of OriginCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Date1852-1874
Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (5 × 5.7 × 6.8 cm)
Mediumcolorless glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1917.488
Not on View
Collections
  • Glass
Published ReferencesHollister, Paul, "New Light on 'Gilliland,' Cambridge, and Gillinder Paperweights," Antiques, vol. 94, October 1968, pp. 562-564.

Hollister, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, New York, Potter, 1969, pp. 200-201 (pattern).

Wilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 549, no. 907, colorpl. 907, p. 572.

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