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Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1850

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

Techniquecut, lampworked

SizeOverall H: 5 cm, Diam (max): 7.2 cm

Accession Number72.3.103

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; enclosing blue, white, green, yellow and red millefiori canes and lampworked elements; cut. Domed, circular shape; enclosing a five-petaled, blue-and-white flower ("primrose") and white bud, the flower with central cane consisting of a white-and-pink star center, surrounded by rings of colorless stars encased in pale yellow; seven ribbed green leaves, green stem; encircled by a ring of canes, alternating: white-and-red "stars", with crimped white canes with yellow- dotted centers; star-cut, concave base.
Provenance

Former Collection Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson - 1972