Description

Blue Sitting Cat Paperweight

by the WheatonArts Glass Studio

This blue glass cat is sitting pretty and ready to play. It measures 3″ x 2.5″ x 2″.


Paperweights have been made in this country since about 1850 and currently enjoy popularity for both practical and decorative purposes. In the South Jersey factories, paperweights were made by the glassworkers as a “whimsey” or “end-of-day” piece, not as a factory production item. They were given to friends and family as mementos.


Handcast animal figurines became popular novelties in the early 20th century. At WheatonArts, our resident artists continue the southern New Jersey tradition of paperweight making.