paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom

Manufacturer Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1846-1850

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

TechniqueMillefiori, cutting

SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, Diam (max): 8 cm

Accession Number72.3.132

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom. Colorless, blue, white, lead glasses; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes; fused murrine; furnace-worked; double-cased overlay; cut. Domed, circular shape; cased with white and blue, with circular cut facets on top and sides; sides formerly gilt with elaborate leafy scrolls; enclosing a mushroom made up of scattered, multi-colored millefiori canes; star-cut, concave base; circular label on base, printed in green: "STEUBEN COLLECTION/ANTIQUE", and inscribed: "AN.530" in ink, "84" in pencil.
Provenance

Source Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson