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Object NamePaperweight
Factory Cristalleries de Baccarat
Factory/Alternate Dupont
Made FromLead Glass
Date1930
TechniqueMillefiori canes
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, D: 7.1 cm
Accession Number54.3.207
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
France, Baccarat
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes. Domed, circular form, enclosing a six-lobed pattern of millefiori canes; the loop of white/pink canes each enclosing single white/green/pink/blue canes; white/blue canes at the apexes, connecting the lobes to a hexagonal pattern of blue/ pink/green canes; a ring of green/pink/white "butterfly" canes at the center, encircling a single red/white/green cane; concave, polished base.
Provenance
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1930
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Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
about 1845-1855
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probably 1900-1972