Paperweight
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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Details
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
Techniques
Blown
Forming
Applied Art
Cased
Decoration
Applied Art
Sand-blasted
Decoration
Applied Art
Ground
Decoration
Applied Art
Cut
Decoration
Applied Art
Polished
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Glass
Location
In store
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