paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Factoryprobably
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
TechniquePaperweight, millefiori, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, Diam: 8.8 cm
Accession Number82.3.69
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, blue, and polychrome glasses; paperweight, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular shape with cut circular facet on the top and five on the side; enclosing a five-loop garland of white star canes with red, green, and blue concentric centers, around a striped red and white cane; on a transparent blue ground; polished pontil mark with cut sunburst on the bottom.Provenance
Source
Spink & Sons, Ltd.
- 1982-07-06
