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Object NameMillefiori Perfume Bottle with Paperweight Base and Stopper
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1930-1940
Place MadeChina, probably Boshan
Techniqueblown, millefiori technique, polished, ground
SizeOverall H: 13.7 cm; Bottle H: 10 cm, Diam: 8.2 cm
Accession Number78.6.12
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionMillefiori Perfume Bottle with Paperweight Base and Stopper. Colorless, polychrome non-lead glass; blown, millefiori, paperweight. (a) Large ovoid form with small cylindrical neck, rounded rim; ground for a stopper; small cavity inside, above a circular panel of millefiori canes arranged in form concentric rings, disk foot; polished pontil mark; scratched "CHINA"; inscribed "H-426" in white paint. (b) Domed top enclosing a hexagonal disk of millefiori canes arranged in four concentric rows; tapered, rough-ground stem.Provenance
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1978-12-30
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
1845-1950
