Image

John Benson

Paperweight, ca. 1980

Description

Maker

John Benson, b. 1927, American

Title

Paperweight

Year

ca. 1980

Medium

slate; gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

gilding,
gilded,
slate

Type

Decorative Arts,
Stonework

Credit

Gift of Houghton P. Metcalf, Jr.

Object Number

85.100

Exhibition History

Contemporary Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

July 7 - October 22, 1995

Contemporary Crafts

January 19 - March 18, 1990

Recent Bookbinding by the Guild of Book Workers

March 31 - June 24, 1989

Use

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