Glass paperweight with a cameo of the Duke of Wellington

This horseshoe-shaped glass paperweight, set with a cameo of the Duke of Wellington, was made by John Ford & Co.'s Holyrood Flint Glassworks in Edinburgh. It dates from the 19th century.

Horseshoe shaped door knocker or paperweight of clear glass, enclosing a cameo head of the Duke of Wellington in china clay: Edinburgh, by W. Ford & Co., Holyrood Glassworks, 19th century

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Online ID:	000-100-103-218-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1881.27.1
Date:	19th century
Material:	Glass and china clay. Inscription: Holyrood GlassWorks / Wellington
Dimensions:	25 mm H x 95 mm W x 125 mm Depth flat
What:	Door knocker / paperweight
Subject:	British glass
Who:	Duke of Wellington W. Ford & Co., Holyrood Glassworks, Edinburgh (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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