paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Marie Antoinette
Factoryprobably
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, probably Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, molded sulphide
SizeOverall H: 5.6 cm, Diam: 8.2 cm
Accession Number55.3.92
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Heads of State
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Marie Antoinette. Colorless, green, white, pink lead glass; paperweight, millefiori, molded sulphide. Domed, circular form, enclosing a molded sulphide of Marie Antoinette, depicting her facing left, with elaborate coiffeur, wearing beads, and an elaborate dress; encircled by a ring of millefiori "rose" canes, large white roses with red centers spaced by sets of three smaller, green and white roses; on a brilliant, transparent dark green ground; polished concave base.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1955-12-30
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1955-12-30
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
