paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Dahlia
Made FromLead (?) glass
Date1845-1855
Place Madeprobably France
Techniquepaperweight, lampworked
SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm
Accession Number83.3.122
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Dahlia. Colorless, yellow, red, green lead glass (?); paperweight, lampworked. Domed, circular form, enclosing a large, domed, multi-petaled flower with red-striped, waffled petals, with pink stamens and green center; three green leaves; polished pontil mark; paper label, inscribed "93" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1960-12-01-1983-05-20
Former Collection
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1960-12-01
