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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 Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat (French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Date1920-1934
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Base: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald A. Kilmer in memory of Donald A. Kilmer
Object number90.56
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 2, Section 3 Sh1
Published ReferencesGeraldine J. Casper, GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS OF THE BERGSTROM-MAHLER MUSEUM, pl. 48, Nos. 367 & 881, ppl. XXXII-XXXIV, for close design parallels, same configuration as No. 881. Paul Hollister, Jr., THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, pp. 62-63 & 270-271. Hollister notes that Baccarat made copies of its classic pansy weights & that amber was used instead of butter yellow.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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