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Paperweight
Paperweight, a Sark pebble cut into an elongated oval form and polished, a dense crystal formation with nine layers in alternating shades of lilac, orange-brown and maroon clearly apparent. Some minor chips to the base and the edge of the upper surface.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51100
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1917
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 3.3
Length
(cm): 7.9
Width
(cm): 5.2
Height
(in): 1
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
polished
decoration
Applied Art
Material
crystal
Location
In store
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