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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
CultureSwedish
DateNo Date
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 in. (5.7 x 4.3 cm)
Base: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
InscribedEngraved on side near base: "B.1 M.B.4Y62/55" and paper label on side: "BODA Sweden".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7553
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 2
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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