Fruit Paperweight

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Object Name:

Fruit Paperweight

Department

American

Category

Early American

Maker(s)

Pierre, Francois ((French, 1832-1872)), Artist

New England Glass Company ((Cambridge, MA)), Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, Cambridge, MA

Date:

1852-1872

Color

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opaque white glass

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colorless

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yellow

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red

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green

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Technique

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lampworking

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  - lampworking (ref)

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grinding

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 4.9 cm, Diam (max): 7.3 cm

Accession Number:

2001.4.24

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony in honor of her great-grandfather, Francois Pierre

Location:

On Display

Description

Fruit Paperweight. Colorless, red, yellow, green, white glass; lampworked; dome shaped weight enclosing an arrangement of fruit in a star shape (five apples, four large leaves between, four cherries and four smaller leaves in center) on a background of crisscrossed white threads, ground and polished ring on base.

Provenance

Anthony, Elizabeth (Mrs. David), Source to 2001-06-26

Exhibitions (1)
Publications (1)

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2006-11-16 through 2007-03-18

West Bridge Exhibit

Publications

The Fancy Paperweights of the New England Glass Company (2006-10) illustrated, pp. 132-139, esp. p. 135;

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