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Paperweight with Flowers and Insects

Paperweight with Flowers and Insects

Artist: (Hot Work) Debbie (Deborah) Tarsitano (American, b. 1955)
Artist: (Engraving) Max Erlacher (American, 1933 - 2022)
Artist: (Dragonfly) Delmo Tarsitano (American, 1921-1991)
Date: 1985 (date cane)
Dimensions:
Diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Medium: Colorless optical crystal glass, opaque polychrome flame-worked glass encased inside; cut and polished base, engraved.
Place of Origin: Valley Stream, Long Island, New York
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the gift of Jefferson D. Robinson in memory of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Robinson, by exchange
Object number: 2008.152
DescriptionOpaque polychrome flame-worked glass consisting of flowers, a dragonfly, and a spider. Base engraved with a fly caught in a spider web.
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