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Handpainted Paperweight
Bohemia (attributed)
factory unknown, circa 1850-1900
Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)
(702341)
(view one)

Clear glass weight overlaid with opaque white glass; hand-painted flowers in pink, yellow, and rust with green leaves; two gilded bands encircling base; deep star-cut extending to perimeter of base

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum

<B>Handpainted Paperweight<BR>Bohemia (attributed)<BR>factory unknown, circa 1850-1900</B><BR>Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)<BR>(702341)<BR>(view one)<BR><BR>Clear glass weight overlaid with opaque white glass; hand-painted flowers in pink, yellow, and rust with green leaves; two gilded bands encircling base; deep star-cut extending to perimeter of base
     
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