Glass Paperweights Photos

Original images of glass paperweights in museums. These photos are posted for educational purposes only.

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Bird paperweight from desk of Abraham Lincoln. Washington, DC.George Washington portrait paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.Degenhart glass paper weight with George & Martha Washington at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Christal D'Albret glass paper weights with Washington & Lincoln at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.
Bird paperweight from desk of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre museum. Washington, DC.George Washington portrait paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.Degenhart glass paper weight with George & Martha Washington (1932) at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Christal D'Albret glass paper weights with Washington & Lincoln at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.
Amber paperweight with profile of Abraham Lincoln at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.Abraham Lincoln paperweight tile by Mosaic Tile Co. of Zanesville, OH at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Paper weight with Grant's Memorial in New York at Ulysses S. Grant NHS. St. Louis, MO.Glass paperweight shaped as 1876 Centennial Exhibition's Memorial Hall at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Amber paperweight with profile of Abraham Lincoln at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.Abraham Lincoln paperweight tile (early 20thC) by Mosaic Tile Co. of Zanesville, OH at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Paper weight with Grant's Memorial in New York at Ulysses S. Grant NHS. St. Louis, MO.Glass paperweight shaped as 1876 Centennial Exhibition's Memorial Hall at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Paperweight with bird's eye view of Chicago World's Fair at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Paperweight with Administration Building of World's Columbian Exposition at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Paperweight with Woman's Building of World's Columbian Exposition at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Red glass snake paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.
Paperweight (1893) with bird's eye view of Chicago World's Fair at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Paperweight (1893) with Administration Building of World's Columbian Exposition at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Paperweight (1893) with Woman's Building of World's Columbian Exposition at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.Red glass snake paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.
Flowers in yellow paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.Details of Venetian paperweight at Illinois State Museum. IL.Millefiori rods paperweight by Baccarat of France at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Degenhart glass paper weights at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.
Flowers in yellow paperweight at Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL.Details of Venetian paperweight at Illinois State Museum. IL.Millefiori rods paperweight (19thC) by Baccarat of France at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Degenhart glass paper weights at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.
Degenhart glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Degenhart glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.St Clair glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Water Lilies paperweight of Favrile glass by Tiffany Studios at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Degenhart glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Degenhart glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.St Clair glass paper weight at Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum. Cambridge, OH.Water Lilies paperweight of Favrile glass (c1900-10) by Tiffany Studios at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.
Collection of paperweights at Judson House. Stratford, CT.French glass paperweight collection at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Paperweights by French glasshouses Baccarat and Pantin at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.French glass paperweights with embedded flower & insect designs at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
Collection of paperweights at Judson House. Stratford, CT.French glass paperweight collection at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Paperweights (c1850) by French glasshouses Baccarat and Pantin at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.French glass paperweights with embedded flower & insect designs at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
French glass paperweights with embedded flowers at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Barber pole French glass paperweights with by Baccarat at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Glass paperweight with embedded hunter with dog by Cristallerie de Pantin of France at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Group of paper weights & other small glass objects by Huntington Tumbler Co., Huntington, WV at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.
French glass paperweights with embedded flowers at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Barber pole French glass paperweights with (c1850) by Baccarat at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Glass paperweight with embedded hunter with dog (c1870-80) by Cristallerie de Pantin of France at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Group of paper weights & other small glass objects (c1920-30) by Huntington Tumbler Co., Huntington, WV at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.
Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Super magnum glass paperweight by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis of France at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Collection of glass paperweights at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Super magnum glass paperweight (1973) by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis of France at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Glass paperweight with coiled lizard at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass paperweight with coiled lizard at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Collection of glass paperweights at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Advertising glass paperweight for George A. Macbeth Co. of Pittsburgh at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Glass paperweight with coiled lizard at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Glass paperweight with coiled lizard at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Collection of glass paperweights at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.Advertising glass paperweight for George A. Macbeth Co. of Pittsburgh at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.
Millefiori rods paperweight by St Louis of France at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Umbrella-shaped paperweight by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Rose-shaped paperweight by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Devil's fire paperweight by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
Millefiori rods paperweight (1996) by St Louis of France at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany.Umbrella-shaped paperweight (early 1900s) by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Rose-shaped paperweight (early 1900s) by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Devil's fire paperweight (early 1900s) by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
Memorial Hall glass paperweight at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY Temple of Music glass paperweight at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, Fisheries Building glass paperweight at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.World's Columbian Fair glass paperweight at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
Memorial Hall (Centennial) glass paperweight (1876) at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY Temple of Music glass paperweight (1901) at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, Fisheries Building glass paperweight (1893) at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.World's Columbian Fair glass paperweight (1893) at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL glass paperweight at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, MO glass paperweight with image of Thomas Jefferson at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Pictorial adverting paperweights with photos at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Paperweights incorporated into various objects to show it could be done by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL glass paperweight (1893) at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, MO glass paperweight (1904) with image of Thomas Jefferson at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Pictorial adverting paperweights with photos at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.Paperweights incorporated into various objects to show it could be done (early 1900s) by workers of Whitall Tatum Co. of Millville, NJ at Museum of American Glass. Milville, NJ.
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