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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass, the base a clear glass cushion with chips of blue, green and maroon glass set in the top, the centre of this cushion pushed down to form a funnel out of which rises a lampworked design of radiating turquoise canes with an encircling band of white canes, set in a solid dome of clear glass with a ground flat base. The base worn.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51099
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.9
diam
(cm): 7.5
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Techniques
glass cane
forming
Applied Art
lampworked
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
Material
glass
metal oxides
Location
In store
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