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Artist John E. Gooderham (Canadian, 1930-2007)

Made FromNon-lead glass, metal

Date1987

Place MadeCanada, Ontario

TechniqueLampworked, millefiori, cut

SizeH; 1.7 cm, D: 2 cm

Accession Number87.4.31

Credit LineGift of John E. Gooderham

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionButton. Colorless, white, blue non-lead glass, metal; fused murrine; furnace-worked; double-cased overlay; cut. Domed circular shape, with pale lavender and white double overlay, with cut circular window on top, and five oval windows alternating with narrow oval cuts on the sides; enclosing millefiori canes, with a purple- and -white "J" signature cane in the center, encircled by six millefiori canes, a ring of gold aventurine, and an outer ring of millefiori canes; pontil (?) scar on back, with brass wire loop in the center.
Provenance

Source John E. Gooderham (Canadian, 1930-2007)