paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Made FromLead Glass
Date1852-1880
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniquePaperweight, lampwork, millefiori, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 7.1 cm
Accession Number54.4.37
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, white, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, lampworked, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular shape, with four joined facets on top and cut fans between; four sets of four intersecting facets on the sides, alternating with pairs of joined circular facets; enclosing a lampworked posy nosegay, the three flowers formed of millefiori canes; encircled by two rings of millefiori canes, one pink and white, the outer polychrome; and a white double-spiral filigree background; polished, concave base.Provenance
Source
Ellen D. Sharpe
- 1954-06-01
1852-1880
