paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Spaced Millefiori on Muslin Ground

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Date1847

Place MadeFrance, Baccarat

Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, filigree

SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, Diam: 8 cm

Accession Number56.3.121

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Millefiori Mushroom. Colorless, opaque white, polychrome lead glasses; fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased; cut; paperweight, millefiori, filigree. Domed, circular form, enclosing a domed cushion of "muslin" (short jumbled lengths of white filigree) and colored rods, with millefiori canes (including several animal silhouettes) arranged in spaced concentric circles around a central cane; polished, concave base, inscribed "193" in yellow paint.
Provenance

Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1956-06-18

Source Laura Houghton - 1956-06-18