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Object NamePaperweight
MakerPossibly
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1850
Place MadeEngland, possibly London
TechniqueFused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished
SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm
Accession Number72.2.18
Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes. Domed, circular shape; enclosing an array of millefiori canes arranged in concentric circles: blue, pink and white cane at center / pink and white canes / turquoise and white stars / blue, pink and white canes / pink and white stars / white tubes; rough pontil mark on flat base.Provenance
Former Collection
Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson
- 1972-09-19
