Paperweight with Trailing Arbutus on Base

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Stankard, Paul ((American, b. 1943)), Artist

Place Made:

United States, NJ, Mantua

Date:

1985

Color

Colorless, pink, yellow, green

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colorless

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yellow

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pink

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Technique

lampworked, paperweight

Dimensions:

Overall H: 3.5 cm, Diam: 8 cm

Accession Number:

85.4.78

Credit Line:

Gift of Paul J. Stankard

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless, pink, yellow, green non-lead glasses; lampworked, paperweight. Domed, circular form, enclosing a naturalistic plant with striped oval green leaves, three pink bell-shaped flowers, a bud, and pink roots; circular "millefiori" cane inserted into the side, composed of a purple "S" on a white background; scratched inscription alongside, "27/50 PB 003 1985"; polished, concave base.

Provenance

Stankard, Paul ((American, b. 1943)), Source

1985-09-12

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