paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Factory
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1848
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori
SizeOverall H: 5.9 cm, Diam: 7.8 cm
Accession Number83.3.77
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori. Domed, circular form, enclosing millefiori canes arranged in concentric rings, with a central ribbed white cane containing purple silhouette figures of two dancing "devils"; encircled by a ring of pink, white, and green canes containing white silhouettes of dancing "devils", a ring of pink and white canes, a ring of ribbed white and red canes, a ring of green, blue, and white canes, a ring of green, blue and pink canes, with two canes inscribed "SL" and "1848" inserted; with a ring of blue overlaid white rods at the outside, which are brought together at the base; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "29." in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1949-11-23-1983-05-20
Former Collection
C. W. Lyon Inc.
- 1949-11-23
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