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Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Pope Pius XII
Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Date1960
Place MadeFrance
Techniquepaperweight, cut; encased, molded white sulphide
SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm, Diam: 7.1 cm
Accession Number78.3.145
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent dark red lead glasses; paperweight, cut; encased, molded white sulphide. Paperweight, enclosing a sulphide of Pope Pius XII on a red ground, the top and sides with cut circular facets.
Provenance
Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source Laura Houghton - 1978-12-30

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