paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

Artist Gilbert Poillerat (French, 1902-1988)

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead glass, sulphide

Date1953

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

Techniquepaperweight, molded sulphide, cut

SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, Diam: 7.1 cm

Accession Number78.3.130

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Heads of State

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Colorless, blue lead glass; paperweight, encased sulphide, furnace-worked; cut. Paperweight, enclosing a sulphide of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on a translucent dark blue ground, circular facets on top and sides.
Provenance

Source Laura Houghton - 1978-12-30

Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30