Fruit Paperweight

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Object Name: 
Fruit Paperweight
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NH, New Boston
Accession Number: 
96.4.231
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 9.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1992
Credit Line: 
Gift of Richard and Ann Rohrberg
Primary Description: 
Fruit Paperweight. Colorless and multicolored glass; flameworked and encased.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Rohrberg, Richard, Source
Rohrberg, Ann, Source
Category: 
Paperweights
Studio Glass
Color: 
Colorless, multicolored
colorless
Technique: 
flameworked, encased
Copyright: 
© Roland "Rick" Ayotte

Exhibitions (1)

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2006-11-16 through 2007-03-18
West Bridge Exhibit