paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Paper Scenes
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Paper
Date1850-1900
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
TechniqueBlown, cut, painted paper, vegetable inserts
SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm, Diam: 11.3 cm
Accession Number82.3.43
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rubloff
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and opalescent white non-lead glasses; blown, cut, painted paper and vegetable inserts. Hollow, domed cylindrical shape; on flat opalescent base with rounded edges; cut flat top and oval facets at the side; painted paper scene of a church and clock tower, with another long building at the side; a fountain in a grassy square, with people walking around it; a hiker walking in underbrush in the foreground; underneath this scene, at the front, is another, of a castle, with three figures, a hiker and a couple, standing in the foreground; the dome cemented to the base; the inside of the base with painted sky; the underside of the base covered with printed marbled paper.Provenance
Source
Arthur Rubloff
