paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Made FromLead Glass

Date1852-1880

Place MadeUnited States, New England

TechniquePaperweight, millefiori, cut

Accession Number54.4.36

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, opaque white, pink, yellow, black, blue lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular shape, with four cur linked facets on top, with fan cuts between; twelve circular facets arranged in three alternating rows on the sides; enclosing millefiori canes, with a ring of alternating black and yellow millefiori canes arranged around a pink-ribbed cane at the center which is lying on its side; another ring of canes near the edge, with pink canes alternating with black-and-white canes, each incorporating tiny white silhouettes of eagles; flat base rim; polished, concave center.
Provenance

Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1954-06-01