Collections: Decorative Arts: Paperweight

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Paperweight

• Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
• Medium: Porcelain
• Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: 19th century
• Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 3 x 3 in. (7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
• Markings: Company advertisements printed around sides of cone, from top to bottom: "Union Porcelain Works / Green Point / N.Y." in black Gothic letters; "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking "U.P.W." above head of eagle in black; "Fine China Ware" in red script. Printed on base: in green "U.P.W." above head of an eagle; and in yellow, "UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y." within urn shape and "12 80 [86?]" below urn
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 68.87.63
• Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
• Image: Overall, 68.87.63_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Union Porcelain Works (1863-ca.1922). Paperweight, 19th century. Porcelain, 2 3/4 x 3 x 3 in. (7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.63 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.63_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: White porcelain paperweight as company advertisement; vitreous glaze with black and red glaze and gilding. Conical base with flat top, head of bulldog surmounts base with eyes and mouth accented in black and red glaze, gilded collar. Band of gilding around bottom of base. CONDITION - Good