Paperweight: Pansy and Bud
Artist
Paul Ysart
(Barcelona, Spain, 1904 - 1991)
Date1977 - 1981
Object NamePaperweight
Mediumglass
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 numberABDAG011008
About MeAfter Paul Ysart left Moncrieff's he moved first to Caithness Glass in Wick. After retiring in 1970, he set up his own paperweight studio at Harland, also in Wick, subsequently forming Highland Paperweights (1977--1981). This Pansy and Bud weight was made by Paul Ysart in Wick.
