Megaplanet, 2006 glass orb by Josh Simpson, Corning Museum of Glass, New York, USA.

Megaplanet, a 100-pound sphere paperweight, was made in 2006 of fused murrine, furnace-worked, applied cane drawing, applied decoration, applied gold and silver foils, by Josh Simpson (American born 1949), the culmination of 30+ years of experience. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."

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Contained in galleries: 2014 Sep 25-Oct 19: all: Northeast USA, NY: Corning Glass Museum

Megaplanet, a 100-pound sphere paperweight, was made in 2006 of fused murrine, furnace-worked, applied cane drawing, applied decoration, applied gold and silver foils, by Josh Simpson (American born 1949), the culmination of 30+ years of experience. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."