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Object NamePaperweight with a Flower
Artist Ed Poore (American, b. 1950)
Artist Robert Banford
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1980
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquelampworked, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, Diam: 6.8 cm
Accession Number80.4.45
Credit LineGift of Banford's Glass
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, red and white non-lead glass; enclosing blue, green, and yellow lampworked elements; cut. Dome, circular form, enclosing a large blue multi-petaled flower on a stalk with two buds and leaves, a small "B" cane surrounded by blue; white and brilliant red double "overlay" with a large cut window on the top, six on the side, and repeated wide and narrow cut ribs on the sides; polished base.
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