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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 Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1893
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number79.166.33
Not on view
DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass pressed into a dome. With a sepia photo of "264 Feet in Diameter The Ferris Wheel, World's Fair 1893" glued in. Rim painted in green.

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