paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Lizard
Manufacturerprobably
Cristallerie de Pantin
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1870-1880
Place Madeprobably France, Pantin
TechniquePaperweight, lampwork
SizeOverall H: 9.1 cm, Diam (max): 11.4 cm
Accession Number56.3.199
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Lizard. Colorless, black, green, white, yellow lead glasses; lampworked; furnace-worked and cased. Large domed, circular form, enclosing a naturalistic large coiled black lizard with shiny, metallic skin, depicted looking at the base of a plant with bright yellow flower on tall stem, rising out of green leaves; mottled, flocculent green and white ground; polished concave base.Provenance
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1956-06-18
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1956-06-18
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