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Object NamePaperweight on Pedestal
Factory Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromNon-lead (?) glass
Dateabout 1845-1850
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
SizeOverall H: 5.8 cm, Diam (max): 5.4 cm
Accession Number72.3.178
Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead (?) glass; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes. Domed, circular shape; enclosing millefiori canes arranged in concentric circles: pink, green and white cane at center/red, yellow and blue canes/pink, white and green canes/ white and green canes/green and white canes; on a waisted pedestal of alternating blue and white rods; pad foot; polished, concave base.
Provenance
Source Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson
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