| Accession # |
40.230 |
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Culture |
American
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Manufacturer |
Providence Inkstand Company
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| Title |
Paperweight, Plymouth Rock |
| Date |
1876 |
| Medium |
Glass |
| 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 |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf E (Pressed Glass)
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| Description |
Colorless pressed glass paperweight shaped into irregular, rounded form of Plymouth Rock; surface is mottled to imitate rough rock with crack; "1620" (date of the Pilgrims' landing) molded on top. |
