History: The first glass paperweight was handcrafted in 1845 by Venetian glassmaker Pietro Bigalia. By 1861, the French had adopted and perfected the art of encasing colored glass within glass for ...

Musselwhite is taking me on a tour of Glass Worlds, a collection of 250 paperweights culled from the museum's holdings, reputedly among the world's best. Mostly from the 19th and early-20th ...

These figures are generally more crudely formed in dumps than in their posher cousins, the clear glass sulphide paperweights. Dumps continued to be made right through into the 20th century ...

Information or research assistance regarding glass paperweights is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following information has been prepared to assist those interested in this ...

People prize antique glass, carnival glass, Depression-era glass, glass paperweights. Even new liquor bottles may be collectibles soon. Mary Anne Ballard, interior designer, antiques expert and ...

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 ...

Collecting paperweights allows you to enjoy some beautiful designs at the more robust end of glassware. The first documented appearance of the modern glass paperweight can be traced to the ...

and one of his works from the 1960s inspired the arrestingly graphic Vasarely Sir-Ris glass paperweight ($40, momastore.org).

Chris Buzzini makes lampwork paperweights, encasing tiny glass flowers inside more glass. Oregon City’s Chris Buzzini keeps the 150-year-old craft of lampwork paperweights alive. These ...

But one Winona artist takes the age-old art of making glass paperweights to a whole new level. “The paperweight tradition started in Europe,” says artist Cathy Richardson, owner of Touchstone ...