paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Orange Agoseris
Artist
Chris L. Buzzini
(American, b. 1949)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1991
Place MadeUnited States, CA, Moreno Valley
Techniquelampworked
SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm
Accession Number91.4.55
Credit LineGift of L. H. Selman Ltd.
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Orange Agoseris. Colorless, orange, green, tan non-lead glasses; flameworked and cased. Domed, circular shape of colorless glass, enclosing a lampworked flowering plant with multi-petaled orange flower on brown stem, a similar flower alongside, as an opening bud, and five ribbed, elongated light green leaves, with tan roots below; polished concave bottom; inscribed script "Buzzini '91 OA 40/40" on the side; a small cane of translucent green with opaque white ring attached to the back of the open flower, the ring inscribed in tiny blue letters "BUZZINI / 91".Provenance
Source
L. H. Selman Ltd.
Object copyright© Chris L. Buzzini
1800-1899
1900-1930
about 1801-1991
