paperweight

paperweight, 1960–1999

Material/technique: glass

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 5.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in

Credit line: Bequest of John Ross Edward Bliese

Accession number: T2009.057

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
“Quilting Time and Space,” Jun-2010
These paperweights were made in a traditional
Venetian style called millefiori, or “thousand flowers,” because of its incorporation of tiny, floral-patterned glass tiles called murini. This centuries-old Italian glassmaking technique was widely adopted throughout Europe and America, and was one of the inspirations for the Millefleur quilt that is on view nearby.