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Object NamePaperweight Fragment
Maker
George Bacchus & Sons
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1850
Place MadeEngland, probably Birmingham
TechniqueFused Mosaid Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished
SizeOverall H: 5.7 cm, W: 7.8 cm
Accession Number81.2.6
Credit LineGift of Rachel Russell
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, opaque white, pink, green lead glasses; millefiori, encased overlay, paperweight. One-half of a domed, circular shape, split vertically; enclosing a mushroom of closely-packed millefiori canes, within a blue and white overlay, with millefiori canes laid onto the sides, and extending partway up, the blue and white overlay open at the top; within another gather of colorless glass and another blue and white overlay; all encased in further colorless glass; polished concave base.Provenance
Former Collection
Rachel Russell
- 1981-07-09
