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Paperweight
St Louis Glass Factory (St Louis Glass Factory, Bitche Lorraine)
Paperweight, glass, a large pink dahlia with five green leaves resting on a pad of clear glass, set in a solid dome of clear glass, with a star-cut base. An internal fracture to the paperweight.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51078
Creation/Production
St Louis Glass Factory
Date: 1845-1860
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.8
diam
(cm): 6.8
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 2
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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