Paperweight
Paperweight
Manufacturer
Gillinder and Sons
American, 1861-1930
Place of OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date1876
Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
4 × 5 5/16 in. (10.1 × 13.5 cm)
4 × 5 5/16 in. (10.1 × 13.5 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1917.592
Not on View
Collections
Published ReferencesGillinder, James, "American Glass Interests," in Chauncey M. Depew, ed., One Hundred Years of American Commerce, New York, editor, 1895, n.p. (souvenirs).
- Glass
Fitzpatrick, Paul J., "Gillinder & Sons at the Philadelphia Centennial," Spinning Wheel, vol. 21, July-August 1965, pl. 15.
Hollister, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, New York, Potter, 1969, p. 224.
Hollister, Paul,"New Light on Gilliland, Cambridge, and Gillinder Paperweights," Antiques, vol. 94, October 1968, p. 564.
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. 565, no. 947.
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