paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Morning Glory

Artist Charles Kaziun (American, 1919-1992)

Made FromNon-lead glass, gold foil

Dateabout 1980

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Brockton

Techniquelampwork

SizeOverall H: 3.6 cm, Diam: 5.4 cm

Accession Number86.4.46

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe, by exchange

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Morning Glory. Colorless, white, blue, green, purple non-lead glasses; Flameworked and cased. Domed, circular shape, enclosing a lampworked white trellis with green vine, blue and white morning glory flower and bird, and green leaves; a minute gold foil bee on one leaf; on a translucent dark purple background backed with opaque white; a minute gold foil letter "K" on the back of the white ground, in the center; polished, concave base.
Provenance

Source Kaplan Gallery (1969-2018) - 1986-05-20