On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Paperweight

ca. 1837 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Paperweight, glass, England (probably London), probably made by Apsley Pellat, 1837-1840

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass with enclosed sulphide portrait of Queen Victoria
Brief description
Paperweight, glass, England (probably London), probably made by Apsley Pellat, 1837-1840
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
Style
Credit line
Given by H. M. Queen Mary
Subject depicted
Other number
1016 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.792-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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