paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Factoryprobably
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, probably Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori
SizeOverall H: 5 cm, Diam: 8.4 cm
Accession Number83.3.137
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, dark blue, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori. Domed, circular form, enclosing millefiori canes arranged in five rings, each with a cane of different design within, in addition to canes between the circles on the outer rim, and a central blue and white cane; set into a background composed of a royal blue upper layer and an opaque white lower layer; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "119" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1963-04-11-1983-05-20
Former Collection
Arthur Ackermann & Son, Inc.
- 1963-04-11
1875-1899