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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass, circular with to the base a ground of white opaque glass enclosing to the centre a scrambled or macedoine formation of irregularly placed glass canes in white, lilac, pink, orange and blue with a dark central area in maroon, set in a solid dome of clear glass. The base slightly worn, some surface pitting.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51096
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1930 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.3
diam
(cm): 10
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
glass cane
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
Material
glass
metal oxides
Location
In store
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