paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Upright Bouquet

Factory Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromNon-lead (?) glass

Dateabout 1845-1850

Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis

TechniqueCut, lampworked, furnace-worked, double-cased overlay, polished

SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, Diam (max): 7.6 cm

Accession Number72.3.140

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Upright Bouquet. Colorless non-lead (?) glass; enclosing polychrome lampworked; fused murrine; furnace-worked; double-cased overlay; cut; filigree elements. Faceted, domed, circular shape; enclosing an upright floral bouquet of white, blue and pink flowers, with pink, blue and white canes below, six green leaves; salmon-pink and white torsade near bottom; concave, polished base.
Provenance

Source Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson