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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Art Nouveau Revival 'Lava' Paperweight
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Art Nouveau Revival 'Lava' Paperweight

Designer Charles G. Lotton (American, 1935 - 2021)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1971
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7.9 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedMark engraved on bottom: "Lotton 71"
Credit LineGift of Paul and Irene Hollister.
Object number96.22.6
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of amethyst glass with trailed asymmetrical ridges and blobs suggestive of Tiffany lava, iridescent.

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