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Paperweight

New England Glass Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Paperweight by New England Glass Company depicts a transparent glass sphere with a textured surface. The sphere contains a colorful arrangement of glass fruits and leaves. The fruits are orange, red, and yellow, with some featuring green stems. There are also small, round, pink objects, likely berries. The leaves are green. The background is white with a shadow cast by the sphere to the right.

Artwork Details

Date
1850–80
Medium
Glass
Culture
American
Dimensions
523 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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