Monet Spring

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Object Name: 
Paperweight
Title: 
Monet Spring
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
New Zealand, Auckland, Devonport
Accession Number: 
2006.6.6
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.7 cm, Diam (max): 8.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
2006
Credit Line: 
Gift of Peter and Prue Raos
Primary Description: 
Paperweight, "Monet Spring." Transparent and opaque multi-colored glass; hot- (furnace-)worked and cased. Domed paperweight with a blue ground surrounded by sections of colored flowers.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Raos Glass Ltd., Source
Category: 
Paperweights
Technique: 
Furnace-worked and cased
Inscription: 
Peter Raos 2006 NZ
signature
: 
Engraved Along bottom edge of paperweight in script
Copyright: 
© Peter Raos

Exhibitions (1)

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2006-11-16 through 2007-03-18
West Bridge Exhibit

Publications (2)

Worlds Within: Creating an Exhibit at the Corning Museum of Glass (2006-11) illustrated, p. 8; BIB# AI70293
Worlds Within: Creating an Exhibit at the Corning Museum of Glass (2006-11) illustrated, p. 8; BIB# AI70293