Paperweight, Lead: Philemon Wright & Sons

Name/Title

Paperweight, Lead: Philemon Wright & Sons

Entry/Object ID

N62

Description

One round homemade lead paperweight, the heavy, grey, round metal disk, is slightly higher at front center than around edges. The writing on the front is impressed into metal in capital letters, around edges with AD 1819 below design of T-square and compass. On the back, the writing is in horizontal lines.

Made/Created

Date made

1819

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Philemon Wright & Sons, Aug. 21 AD 1819"

Notes

Inscribed on the front of the paperwight.

Transcription

"N.B. Frost, M. Builder, AE 22, 1819"

Notes

Inscribed on the back of the paperweight.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Paperweight

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Communication, Communication, Communication T& E

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Paperweight, Communication, Lead, Handmade

Dimensions

Diameter

9 cm

Material

lead