paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Woman and Child

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1850

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

Techniquesulphide, cut

SizeOverall H: 4.2 cm, Diam (max): 9.1 cm

Accession Number72.3.161

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of Woman and Child. Colorless and transparent ruby-red lead glasses; sulphide; cut. Low, domed, circular shape; with large, concave, polygonal facet on top, diamond-shape facets on side; enclosing a sulphide of a woman and child; above a ruby-red ground; star-cut pad base.
Provenance

Source Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson