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Collection Type

Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-51595

Description

Glass paperweight with twisted polychrome ribbons of glass converging on a central millefiori medallion of blue, white, and pink.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
glass (material)
Paperweight
Paperweight

Inscription

"NEW ENGLAND GLASS (PIERRE) CAMBRIDGE MASS" (Handwritten in blue ink on masking tape)

Maker

New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Dimensions

1 7/8 (H), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1987.372

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