paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Date1846-1855
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
TechniquePaperweight, millefiori
SizeOverall H: 5.3 cm, Diam (max): 8 cm
Accession Number78.3.83
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom. Colorless, polychrome lead glasses; fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased; cut; millefiori. Paperweight, millefiori mushroom, encircled by a blue and white filigree torsade, star-cut base.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1978-12-30
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
