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A work made of earthenware.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of earthenware.

Date:

1849–58

Artist:

Lyman, Fenton & Co.
American, 1849–1852
Bennington, Vermont

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Lyman, Fenton & Co.

Title

Paperweight

Place

Bennington (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1849–1858

Medium

Earthenware

Inscriptions

Impressed on base in a circle: "Lyman, Fenton & Co./Bennington [Vt]/Fenton's/enamel/Patent/1849"

Dimensions

7.3 × 11.3 × 6.7 cm (2 7/8 × 4 7/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Amelia Blanxius Collection, gift of Emma B. Hodge and Jene E. Bell

Reference Number

1912.39

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