paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Floral Bouquet
Factory
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, probably Baccarat
Techniquepaperweight, lampwork, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number83.3.97
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Floral Bouquet. Colorless and polychrome lead glass; paperweight, lampwork, cut. Domed, circular form, with a large circular facet on top, a ring of seven smaller circular facets around it, and a row of seven larger facets on the side; enclosing an upright bouquet, with large red and white flowers on top, and small salmon-pink flowers on the side, amid clustered green leaves; blue and white torsade at the base; polished base with small cut star.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1983-05-20
