Paperweight Bottle and Stopper
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Paperweight Bottle and Stopper
Artist
Dominick Labino
(American, 1910-1987)
Date1967
DimensionsH: 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); Diam: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
MediumGlass; blown and tooled, with bubble inclusions encased. Hot-worked design.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Labino
Object number
1987.87
Not on View
DescriptionPale green glass. Throat of bottle semi-rough ground and polished. Hollow polished pontil mark with polished flat ring surrounding it. Solid stopper with inclusions like those in the bottle formed by a paperweight technique. Shank of stopper semi-roughly ground to fit throat of bottle.
Exhibition HistorySt. Helens, England, Pilkington Glass Museums; London, Victoria & Albert Museum; Toledo Museum of Art; et. al, Dominick Labino: A Decade of Glass Craftsmanship 1964-1974, 1974-1975, no. 10.
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