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Paperweight

A work made of glass.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of glass.

Date:

1845/55

Artist:

Clichy Glassworks (Cristalleries de Clichy)
Clichy, France, 1837-1885

About this artwork

Status

On View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Clichy Glasshouse

Title

Paperweight

Place

Clichy (Object made in)

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Made 1845–1855

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

H.: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Arthur Rubloff

Reference Number

1978.1300

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