paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Floral Bouquet

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1855

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)

Modern

Place Made

France, probably Baccarat

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.
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