Paperweight, Plymouth Rock
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
American; Providence Inkstand Company. Paperweight, Plymouth Rock, 1876. Glass, 1 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (3.2 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.230. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Culture
Manufacturer
Title
Paperweight, Plymouth Rock
Date
1876
Geography
Place manufactured: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (3.2 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm)
Inscriptions
On top of rock, molded: '1620' Around outer edge of bottom, molded in tiny letters: 'PROVIDENCE INKSTAND CO. 1876 MARY CHILTON. WAS THE FIRST TO LAND UPON THE ROCK. DEC. 21, 1620. PILGRIM ROCK TRADE MARK' Around edge of underside, molded: ' "A ROCK IN THE WILDERNESS WELCOMED OUR SIRES / FROM BONDAGE FAR OVER THE DARK ROLLING SEA, / ON THAT HOLY ALTAR THEY KINDLED THE FIRES / JEHOVAH! WHICH GLOW IN OUR BOSOMS FOR THEE" '
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Accession Number
40.230
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