Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Webb, Wellington E., born 1941
Date
2002
Medium
glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 3/16 x 2 x 2 in. (8.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Description
A laser engraved crystal piece commemorating the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. The piece is crystal and rectangular with an etching on the interior. At the middle center are two silhouettes facing awey from each other with a rectangle of regative space with a an etched cone shape inside. [WELLINGTON E. WEBB / MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING] is etched on the face of the block at the top the etched into the back face of the bottom of the block reads [RIBBON CUTTING / SEPTEMBER 26, 2002]. All corners and edges are beveled.
WELLINGTON E. WEBB / MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING
Rectangle, glass paperweight with laser etched interior. In the middle of the glass column is a depiction of two (2) silhouettes, each facing out toward the sides. The silhouettes are identical heads with the left side depicting the PL side of the face and the right side depicting the PR side of the face. With the middle of the faces is a rectangle of negative space where a pendulum is centered. The pendulum is narrow at the bottom than at the top. With the block below the silhouettes is laser etched text [RIBBON CUTTING/SEPTEMBER 26, 2002]. On the front at the top, is etched text on the outside of the glass [WELLINGTON E. WEBB/MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING]. Each corner and edge is beveled.
Place depicted
Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
commemoratives
paperweights
Topic
Communities
Politics
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
Object number
2014.46.21
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5432fdd46-490c-4e40-8dd8-9a4e5de67b34

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