paperweight

Object NamePaperweight Plaque

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1875-1899

Place Madepossibly Bohemia

TechniqueLampworked, encased, cut, etched

SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, L: 14 cm, W: 9.1 cm

Accession Number83.3.1

Credit LineGift of Arthur Rubloff and Ellen D. Sharpe, by exchange

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight Plaque. Colorless and polychrome non-lead glass; lampworked, encased, cut, etched. Rectangular, flat, rounded corners enclosing a lampworked bouquet of thirteen multi-petaled flowers, including red-orange with yellow and blue stamens, pale yellow with pink and blue stamens, brilliant blue with yellow and blue stamens, red-pink with yellow and blue stamens, and purple-brown with yellow and blue stamens; scattered green leaves; twisted green stems tied with a pink ribbon.
Provenance

Source Arthur Rubloff - 1983-01-14

Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1983-01-14

Source Leo Kaplan (d. 2013) - 1983-01-14