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Image of Glass crystal paperweight in the shape of a pyramid from the Frye Opera House, 1889
1964.3230.25
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Glass crystal paperweight in the shape of a pyramid from the Frye Opera House, 1889

This badly cracked paperweight from the Frye Opera House was damaged in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 when the building was completely destroyed.
ID Number: 1964.3230.25
Date: Circa 1880
Physical Description: 1 Paperweight; glass; 2.5 in.H x 2.5 in.W x 2.5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1964.3230.25
Subjects: Great Seattle Fire (1889), Performing Arts and Music

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