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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Paperweight
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Paperweight

Manufacturer Boda Glassworks
DateNo Date
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 in. (5.7 x 4.3 cm)
Base: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7553
Terms
  • Colorless
  • Red
  • Sweden
On View
On view
DescriptionClear, egg shape with flat bottom enlcosing off center and partially cascading thin "twists" of red "threads" with various sizes of minute air bubbles clinging to the thread.

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