Paperweight with Fish

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Ysart, Paul ((Spanish, 1904-1991)), Maker

Caithness Glass, Maker

Place Made:

Scotland, Wick

Date:

about 1969-1970

Color

Colorless, purple, polychrome

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colorless

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purple

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Technique

Lampwork, Fused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished

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lampworking

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  - lampworking (ref)

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tooling

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cut glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 6 cm, Diam (max): 7.4 cm

Accession Number:

78.2.55

Credit Line:

Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless, purple, polychrome non-lead glass; paperweight, naturalistic fish swimming over rocks.

Provenance

Houghton, The Honorable Amory (Donor), Source to 1978-12-30

Houghton, Laura (Mrs. Amory) (Donor), Source to 1978-12-30

Houghton, Amory Sr., Former Collection to 1978-12-30

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