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Postcard of Glass paperweight with a cameo of the Duke of Wellington.
000-100-103-218-C
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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
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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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