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Object NamePaperweight with Flower
Factory New England Glass Company (1818-1878)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1852-1880
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, lampwork
Accession Number85.4.86
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, white, pink, red, green lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori, lampwork. Domed, circular form, enclosing a stylized five-petaled flower, composed of multiple overlay canes (red at the center, with three white overlay layers, and an outer pink layer) formed into heart shapes and arranged around a tiny central red-and-white star cane; five pincered green leaves and short green stem; set into a blue and white "jasper" background; polished, concave base.
Provenance
Source Leo Kaplan (d. 2013) - 1985-10-31