paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Victoria
Maker
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, sulphide, lampworked
SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm, Diam: 6.2 cm
Accession Number83.3.169
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, red, green lead glass; paperweight, sulphide, lampworked. Domed, circular form, enclosing a small molded sulphide of the young Queen Victoria, inscribed in blue script at the base "Victoria"; framed by a laurel wreath tied with a red bow; polished pontil; paper label, inscribed "169" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1983-05-20
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