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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass, completely filled with a scrambled or macedoine formation of white and orange latticinio spirals, blue and turquoise canes and gilded strands, set in a solid dome of clear glass. The base slightly chipped and worn.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51091
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 19th century (late)
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.7
diam
(cm): 6.3
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 2
Techniques
glass cane
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
Material
glass
metal oxides
Location
In store
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