Writer's Companion

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Object Name: 
Writer's Companion
Place Made: 
Italy
Accession Number: 
79.3.60
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 19.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1847
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Houghton Paperweight Fund
Primary Description: 
Glass.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Spink & Sons, Ltd., Source
1979-07-05

Publications (5)

Aventurine, a Muranese Specialty (2005) illustrated, p. 105, fig. 8;
Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century (2001) illustrated, p. 29, #15; BIB# 68390
A Search for Franchini Scent Bottles (1995) illustrated, p. 19, fig. 7; BIB# AI36707
Recent Important Acquisitions, 22 (1980) illustrated, p. 95, #33; BIB# AI98082
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1979 (1980) p. 6; BIB# AI97143