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Hough, Catherine

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Paperweight, gold glass encased in thick clear glass, egg-shaped with flat base and with one polished, flattened oval plane at the front face and two on the reverse; the exterior has been cut in long vertical lines or facets and sand-blasted to an give a soft, opaque finish, pontil mark on base.

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 51716

Creation/Production

Hough, Catherine

Date: 2000 ca

Acquisition

Gift, 7/8/2013

Given by Mrs Christine M. Bayliss

Measurements

Height (cm): 9.7

Height (in): 3

Width (cm): 5.8

Width (in): 2

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sand-blasted

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Material

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