Paperweight with Green Bubble

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Category

Paperweights

Maker(s)

Val Saint Lambert, Manufacturer

Place Made:

Belgium, Wallonia, Liege, Seraing

Date:

1950-1960

Color

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green

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      - green (ref)

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colorless

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Technique

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glassblowing

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patterned bubbles

Material

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lead glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 5.7 cm, Diam (max): 9.7 cm

Accession Number:

78.3.137

Credit Line:

Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Location:

On Display

Description

Paperweight with Green Bubble. Colorless, transparent green lead glasses; blown, trapped air bubbles; furnace-worked and cased. Paperweight, enclosing a large transparent green bubble surrounded by a dome of tiny spaced bubbles.

Provenance

Houghton, The Honorable Amory, Source

1978-12-30

Houghton, Laura (Mrs. Amory), Source

1978-12-30

Exhibitions (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

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