paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom
Factoryprobably
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, probably Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight, overlay, millefiori, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 8.2 cm
Accession Number78.3.184
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom. Colorless, blue, white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, overlay, millefiori, cut. Paperweight, concentric millefiori mushroom, with pink and yellow roses; blue and white stave sides; turquoise and white double overlay; cross-hatched base.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1978-12-30
