paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Female Portrait

Factoryprobably Cristallerie de Clichy

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, probably Clichy-la-Garenne

Techniquepaperweight; encased, molded sulphide

SizeOverall H: 5.3 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm

Accession Number78.3.20

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Houghton Paperweight Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of Female Portrait. Colorless, translucent pink lead glasses; white sulphide; paperweight; encased, molded sulphide. Domed, circular form, enclosing a white sulphide circular disk with molded female head, facing dexter, inscribed around the edge "REPUBLIQUE/ FRANCAISE" and "OUDINE" below the neck; set into a translucent opalescent pink background; polished, concave base.
Provenance

Source Louis Lyons - 1978-11-03