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Object NamePaperweight

Glassmaker George Bacchus & Sons

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1860

TechniqueFused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, Diam: 9 cm

Accession Number72.2.17

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

England, Stourbridge

Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless lead glass; enclosing multi-colored millefiori canes. Domed, circular shape; enclosing concentric rings of millefiori canes: large white cane in center / blue and white canes / white and pale blue canes / red, white and blue canes / pink and white canes / green and white canes, drawn down to base; concave, polished base.
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