Gila Monster Paperweight

Monot, Pere et Fils, et Stumpf, Cristallerie de Pantinc.1878

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

This antique magnum amphibian paperweight features a spotted black salamander or lizard, along with flowers and foliage on a white opaline ground covered by grains of sand and green ground glass. Pantin lizard weights are quite rare, with only about 18 known examples.

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Details

Title: Gila Monster Paperweight
Creator: Monot, Pere et Fils, et Stumpf, Cristallerie de Pantin
Date: c.1878, c.1878
Physical Dimensions: h8.2 x w10.5 cm
Type: Paperweight
External Link: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Medium: Glass
Object ID: PW 1958.244.244
Credit Line: Bequest of Evangeline H. Bergstrom

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