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This paperweight was made in 1982 in Murano in Venice in Italy by Barovier and Toso.

The paperweight is made of clear colourless glass containing broad vertical ribs speckled with gilt and covered with an opaque white spiral thread.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-444-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1982.794
• Date: 1982
  
• Material: Glass, clear colourless, containing broad vertical ribs speckled with gilt and covered with an opaque white spiral thread
  Paper weight
  
• Dimensions: 54 mm H x 68 mm D
  
• What: Paper weight
  
• Subject: European glass
  
• Who: Barovier and Toso, Murano, Venice (Maker)
  
• Where: Italy, Venice, Murano
  
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• Description: Paper-weight of clear colourless glass containing broad vertical ribs speckled with gilt and covered with an opaque white spiral thread: Italian, Venetian, Murano, by Barovier and Toso, 1982
  
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