paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Floral Bouquet

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, probably Baccarat

Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, cut

SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm, Diam: 9.1 cm

Accession Number83.3.62

Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Floral Bouquet. Colorless, red, white, blue, purple, green lead glasses; paperweight, lampworked, cut. Domed, circular form, with a large circular window cut in the top, and six on the side; enclosing a floral bouquet, including a white clematis with overlapping striped petals and yellow star honeycomb cane center, two pansies with purple petals above, and white-rimmed blue petals (with white "crows feet") below; a multi-petaled red bud above, and another red bud to its left; two stems, with eleven green leaves; star-cut base; paper label, inscribed "8" in ink.
Provenance

Source Clara S. Peck (d. 1983) - 1956-01-21-1983-05-20

Former Collection Gimbels - 1956-01-21

Former Collection Paul Jokelson (d. 2002)