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

Paperweight

Manufacturer Amalric Walter (French, 1870 - 1959)

Dateca. 1925-1935

MediumPâte de verre

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Base: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6473

Terms

Europe
Marine
Crustacean
Brown
Tan
Yellow
Nancy, France

On View

On view

DescriptionPaperweight of pâte de verre. Shades of browns, tans to almost yellow. A mound of sea bottom on the five sided base topped with a hermit crab half out of the shell.

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