paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Made FromLead Glass
Date1852-1880
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepaperweight, lampwork
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm; Base Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number69.4.2
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque white, pink, green lead glasses; paperweight, lampwork, millefiori. Domed, circular shape, enclosing a pink five-petaled flower with millefiori cane center, three-petaled pink bud, green stems, and two pincered green leaves; set into an opaque white background; a ring of white, pink, and blue millefiori canes at the edge; polished, concave base.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1969
Source
Mary Rich DeWaters
- 1969
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1969
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