Large Starfish/Tidal Pool Paperweight

Title: 
Large Starfish/Tidal Pool Paperweight

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Object Name: 
Paperweight
Title: 
Large Starfish/Tidal Pool Paperweight
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MN, Winona
Accession Number: 
2006.4.117
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.7 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
2006
Credit Line: 
Gift of the artist
Primary Description: 
"Large Starfish/Tidal Pool Paperweight." Colorless and multi-colored glass; Flameworked, cased. Large paperweight with a scene of the ocean floor including starfish and barnacles.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Richardson, Cathy (American, b. 1949), Source
Category: 
Paperweights
Color: 
colorless
multicolored
Technique: 
lampworking
cased glass
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
C RICHARDSON 2006 CPR
signature
: 
Engraved On bottom of weight.
Copyright: 
© Cathy Richardson

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

Publications (1)

Paperweight Pals (2012) illustrated, pp. 5, 21; BIB# 130749