paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Artist Francis Dyer Whittemore Jr.

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1970

Techniquepaperweight, lampwork, millefiori, cut

SizeOverall H: 5 cm

Accession Number70.4.75

Credit LineGift of the artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionColorless, purple, polychrome non-lead glasses; paperweight, lampwork, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular shape, with cut circular facet on top and five oval facets on the sides; enclosing a bouquet with white calla lily, a blue flower and four small yellow and black millefiori flowers; green stems and leaves; thick translucent purple layer at the base; polished, concave bottom.
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