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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass containing numerous very small air bubbles, domed form with flattened base containing a scrambled or macedoine formation of white latticinio spirals, red, blue and turquoise canes and gilded strands filling the whole of the paperweight, set in clear solid glass. The base worn and chipped.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51090
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.3
diam
(cm): 6.2
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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