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)
Place of OriginValley Stream, Long Island, New York
Date1985 (date cane)
DimensionsDiam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
MediumColorless optical crystal glass, opaque polychrome flame-worked glass encased inside; cut and polished base, engraved.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the gift of Jefferson D. Robinson in memory of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Robinson, by exchange
Object number
2008.152
Not on View
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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