Paperweight, Washington Monument

• Artist: American (Culture)
• Medium: Glass
• Geographical Location: USA
• Dates: ca. 1885
• Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (13 x 7 x 7 cm)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 21, Shelf D
• Accession Number: 41.698
• Image: 41.698.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Pressed milk glass molded into shape of the Washington Monument; obelisque stands on trapezoidal base with a medallion profile of George Washington on one corner and a Masonic emblem on the other.