paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Factory Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis

Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, filigree, lampwork, cut

SizeOverall H: 5.3 cm, Diam: 8.2 cm

Accession Number63.3.83

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, white, green, red, blue lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori, filigree, lampwork, cut. Domed, circular form, with cut circular facets on the top and sides (large facet in the center, with ring of eight smaller facets around it, ten on the sides, and ten at the base); enclosing a tiny lampworked posy with four millefiori "blossoms", encircled by a ring of millefiori canes, set into a bed of white filigree "muslin"; polished, concave base.
Provenance

Source Laura Houghton - 1963-12-03

Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1963