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Paperweight
Hough, Catherine (Born Bristol, England, 1948)
Paperweight, gold glass encased in thick clear glass, egg-shaped with flat base and with one polished, flattened oval plane at the front face and two on the reverse; the exterior has been cut in long vertical lines or facets and sand-blasted to an give a soft, opaque finish, pontil mark on base.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51716
Creation/Production
Hough, Catherine
Acquisition
Gift, 7/8/2013
Given by Mrs Christine M. Bayliss
Measurements
Height
(cm): 9.7
Height
(in): 3
Width
(cm): 5.8
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
blown
forming
Applied Art
cased
decoration
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sand-blasted
decoration
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ground
decoration
Applied Art
cut
decoration
Applied Art
polished
decoration
Applied Art
Material
glass
Location
In store
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