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Paperweight Vase (or Inkwell) and Stopper

Paperweight Vase (or Inkwell) and Stopper

Manufacturer: United States Glass Company (American)
Date: 1924
Dimensions:
H (with stopper): 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); H (without stopper): 10.6 cm (4 5/32 in.); Base Diam: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Rim Diam: 6.3 cm (2 15/32 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass enclosing a wineglass form of gold ruby glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Monsig. Max Walz
Object number: 1971.166
DescriptionInkwell: the wineglass, possibly made at the lamp and surrounded by colorless glass, probably by a casting process. All surfaces cut and polished; edges beveled, cut, and polished; and vertical edges cut with a series of notches. Hexagonal stopper: colorless glass. Blown, tooled, and cut.
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