paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Lizard
ArtistSigned
Paul Ysart
(Spanish, 1904-1991)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1977
Place MadeScotland, Wick
TechniqueLampworked, Fused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 6.9 cm
Accession Number78.2.6
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Houghton Paperweight Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, dark green, orange, brown, white lead glasses; flameworked and cased. Domed, circular shape, of colorless glass; enclosing a lampworked green "aventurine" lizard, with orange spots on its back, black and yellow eyes; standing, with its front legs on a tan "rock", its back legs on mottled brown "ground"; scattered white rocks and a white millefiori cane with ribbed green exterior and red "PY" in the center, scattered on the ground; polished, flat base; circular paper sticker on the bottom, printed light blue on white, with script "PY" in the center, and "Made in Scotland" in an arc below.Provenance
Source
Paul Jokelson
(d. 2002) - 1978-10-26
1600
1692
about 1960-1980