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Object NamePaperweight with Flowers
Maker Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Clichy
Techniquefiligree ground
SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm, Diam: 7 cm
Accession Number78.3.125
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreen and white glass; filigree ground. Paperweight, enclosing spaced concentric millefiori canes separated by lengths of white filigree rods, the canes include a pink rose, a white rose, and one green and white cane inscribed in red, "C."
Provenance
Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source Laura Houghton - 1978-12-30
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