Paperweights are popular and often expensive collectibles. The first glass paperweights probably were made for an exhibition in Vienna in 1845. Within a few years, the French Saint-Louis glass factory ...

They can be beautiful to the point of breathtaking and are utilitarian as well. Glass paperweights have always been considered works of art, but they also have had a purpose. Even so, holding down ...

It might be something that would normally go unnoticed on your desk. But one Winona artist takes the age-old art of making glass paperweights to a whole new level. “The paperweight tradition started ...

Glass paperweights are often found among the kitschy collections in flea markets and thrift stores, but they’re also having a moment in the contemporary art world. “They’ve actually become quite the ...

Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Arlie Sulka discuss American glass paperweights. Host Mark L. Walberg enjoys a lesson in glass blowing at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center outside Atlantic City, ...

This solid piece of glass with a slight depression in the neck is signed by Robert L. Hamon and was given to me by my employer, who advised me to "take care of it." The piece is 10 inches tall. Any ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the 1700s, paperweights made from ...