Paperweight: Seaweed Motif
Artist
Strathearn Glass
(Crieff, Scotland, founded 1965)
Date1980
Object NamePaperweight
ClassificationsApplied Art
AcquisitionPurchased in 1996 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008999
About MeStrathearn only produced paperweights from 1975 to 1980, catering for the tourists who could visit the factory shop. Many were only available in limited editions, appealing to the growing number of paperweight collectors.More About Me
Vasart Glass was renamed Strathearn when taken over by Teachers Whisky, who were most interested in having ashtrays made from their squashed whisky bottles!
