paperweight
Object NameHand Cooler Paperweight with Pompons
Factory
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, cut
SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, Diam: 6.2 cm
Accession Number83.3.127
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Dance
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionHand Cooler Paperweight with Pompons. Colorless, pink, white, green lead glasses; paperweight, lampworked, cut. Faceted, egg-shaped form, enclosing two pompons, back-to-back, white with yellow stamens on one side, pink with millefiori cane center on the other, with stem, four green leaves, a white bud and a pink bud; two paper labels, inscribed "#100" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1960-04-15-1983-05-20
Former Collection
C. W. Lyon Inc.
- 1960-04-15
Former Collection
Frances Clemson Cross
1880-1950