paperweight

Object NameStardust Carpet Ground Paperweight

Manufacturer Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Date1848

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

Techniquepaperweight, millefiori

SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam (max): 7.7 cm

Accession Number55.3.121

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows

Baccarat: Paperweights and Related Glass, 1820-1860

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionStardust Carpet Ground Paperweight. Colorless, opaque white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased. Domed, circular form, enclosing a domed "carpet" of white star millefiori canes, with inset polychrome millefiori canes, including several with silhouette canes, arranged in spaced concentric rings; one "B/1848" cane set in the side; polished, concave base.
Provenance

Source Laura Houghton - 1955-12-30

Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1955-12-30

Former Collection Arthur L. Kramer