paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Mushroom
Maker
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, overlay, cut, gilt
Accession Number55.3.89
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, opaque white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori, overlay, cut, gilt. Domed, circular form, turquoise blue over white overlay, with the remains of gilt scrolls on the surface; one cut circular facet window on top and five on the side; enclosing a concentric millefiori mushroom, with a turquoise and dark blue cane at the center, encircled by a ring of red canes, a ring of white canes, a ring of blue and green canes, a ring of pink canes, and a ring of white canes; cut concave base with cut star.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1955-12-30
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1955
Former Collection
Arthur L. Kramer
