The Art of the Paperweight - Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies
by John Hawley

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The Art of the Paperweight - Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies 
by John D. Hawley

In writing this book, John Hawley filled a void in the available paperweight literature.  Focusing on the glass paperweights produced between 1850 and 1887 by these two great New England glasshouses, this book provides a history of the glasshouses and includes informative sections on identification.   It is full of wonderful pictures and is a must have book for the collector of antique American paperweights. 

224 pages with 400 full color photographs. 
Hard bound.  8 1/4" by 10 1/2".  1997.

Chapters are:

  • Foreword
  • An Evolving Industry 
  • The Principle Players (Jarves, Leighton, Lutz, and others)
  • The Factories (The New England Glass and Boston & Sandwich Glass Companies)
  • The Influence of the Era
  • Basic Paperweight Characteristics
  • Millefiori Canes
  • Flowers
  • Fruit and Fauna
  • Millefiori Designs
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index


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