paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Spaced Concentric Millefiori
Factory
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight; millefiori
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 7.1 cm
Accession Number83.3.141
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roses in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Spaced Concentric Millefiori. Colorless, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori. Domed, circular form enclosing polychrome millefiori canes arranged in two spaced, concentric rings, separated by short lengths of opaque white filigree, encircling a central pink and green "rose" cane; the outer row of canes also includes a pink and green, and white and green rose canes; backed by parallel lengths of opaque white filigree rods; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "122" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1983-05-20
1950-1960
