paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Lizard

ArtistSigned Paul Ysart (Spanish, 1904-1991)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1977

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)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows

Place Made

Scotland, Wick

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.
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