paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Maker
Atelier Musee du Verre
Made FromGlass, Copper (?), Wire
Date1995
Place MadeFrance
TechniqueFormed from three superimposed gathers; first, decorated
SizeOverall H: 7.0 cm, Diam: 8.6 cm
Accession Number95.3.69
Credit LineGift of Ecomusee de la region Fourmies-Trelon
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, red and copper-colored wire; glass, copper(?) wire; formed from three superimposed gathers; first and second gathers decorated with wire; base ground and polished. Paperweight: dome-shaped. Base plain, slightly concave. Interior contains two layers of wire, one loosely applied to onion-shaped innermost gather, other applied after object had been cased with second gather. Minute bubbles of air trapped on surface of wires create silver highlights. Glass contians several bubbles up to 0.3 cm across.Provenance
Former Collection
Ecomusee de la region Fourmies-Trelon
- 1995-10-25
The president of Ecomusee de la region Fourmies-Trelon
The president of Ecomusee de la region Fourmies-Trelon
