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.