Vintage Glass Paperweight

Francis Whittemore Yellow Carolina Jessamine Flower Paperweight with Leaves and Bud. Francis Whittemore Yellow Carolina Jessamine Flower with Leaves and Bud Paperweight. This paperweight features a Yellow Carolina Jessamine flower and bud with green leaves and stems. Signed on the back of a leaf with an early Whittemore signature cane. The cane has a black “W” on a yellow background. The design is placed on a shaded opaque purple ground. There is an edition number “53″ engraved on the base. His typical edition size during this period was 100. This paperweight is shown in the Leo Kaplan Ltd. Catalog on the 9/85 insert. Note : The highly reflective surface and high dome made this a difficult paperweight to photograph. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. Francis Dyer Whittemore, Jr. Is considered one of the pioneers of the modern paperweight renaissance. He started working in glass in 1938, but did not start making paperweights until 1962. His studio was in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Like many other early glass artists, Francis started his career as a scientific glass blower and then later taught glass as an instructor. For five years, he spent one month a year consulting at Baccarat to help them refine their lampwork paperweight art. Some sources have this consulting work from 1971 to 1976. Other sources have it starting later. Most of his paperweights are miniature to medium in size. You can read about Francis Whittemore in the book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1970). Size: 2 3/8″ diameter by 1 15/16″ high. The bottom is ground concave. The edition number “53″ is engraved on the base. Signature: Signed on the underside of the ground with an early Whittemore signature cane. This signature cane was used until about 1970. No chips, cracks, or scratches were found on inspection. Allan’s Paperweights is owned by Allan Port. If in doubt, please check with me first. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Paperweights”. The seller is “paperweights” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Australia.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Style: Yellow Carolina Jessamine Flower
• Material: Glass
• Theme: Flower
• Type: Paperweight
• Features: Signed, numbered
• Color: Yellow, Purple
• Glassmaking Technique: Lampwork paperweight
• Subject/Theme: Yellow Carolina Jessamine Flower
• Brand: Whittemore
• Production Style: Art Glass