paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Grapes
FactoryAttributed to
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, cut
Accession Number55.3.124
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Grapes. Colorless, purple, green, amber lead glass; paperweight, lampworked, furnace-worked and cased; cut. Domed, circular form, with a small cut circular facet on top, ringed by seven more, and with six larger circular facets on the side; enclosing a bunch of purple-blue grapes hanging from an amber branch, with three green leaves; polished concave base.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1955-12-30
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1955-12-30
