paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Manufacturerperhaps
Cristallerie de Pantin
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1850-1880
Place Madeprobably England; possibly Bohemia; perhaps France
TechniqueMillefiori, cut
SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, Diam (max): 8.3 cm
Accession Number83.2.21
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, green, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular form, overlaid with opaque white and dark green, cut into the form of six pointed leaves on the sides; encasing millefiori canes arranged in concentric rings, with a red, white and blue star at the center, surrounded by a ring of pink and green canes, a ring of blue canes alternating with pink "roses", a ring of white and blue stars, a ring of red and white canes, and a ring of green canes alternating with white "stardust" canes, encircled by a red and white twisted ribbon torsade; polished pontil mark with cut star; paper label inscribed "173" in ink.Provenance
Former Collection
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1983-05-20
