#0066 A faceted clear and green crystal millennium paperweight by Corning Museum of Glass.

The Corning Museum of Glass, located in Corning, New York, was established in 1951 and houses a world-renowned collection spanning 3,500 years of glass history. The museum regularly commissions or offers exclusive glass art pieces in its shop, celebrating significant milestones and events such as the turn of the millennium.

Faceted paperweights require meticulous cold-working techniques, where a smooth glass blank is ground and polished on a wheel to create precise flat windows. These optical facets allow viewers to look deep into the internal controlled bubbles and colored glass core from multiple distinct angles.