paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Upright Bouquet

Factory Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromLead Glass

Date1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis

TechniquePaperweight, encased overlay, lampwork, cut

SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm

Accession Number55.3.90

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Upright Bouquet. Colorless, blue, pink, white, polychrome lead glasses; lampworked, fused murrine; furnace-worked; double-cased overlay; cut. Domed, circular form, encasing a triple overlay (dark blue over white over transparent salmon-pink) with cut circular windows, one large window on top, encircled by a ring of seven smaller windows, and with seven on the sides; enclosing a small upright bouquet with red, white, and blue lampworked flowers and two millefiori flowers, and green leaves; polished, concave base with cut star.
Provenance

Source Laura Houghton - 1955

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