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Object NamePaperweight

Maker New England Glass Company (1818-1878)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1852-1874

TechniquePaperweight, millefiori, cut

SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm, Diam: 6.7 cm

Accession Number54.4.38

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, MA, Cambridge

Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, opaque white, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular shape, with four joined facets on top, with fan cuts between; eight circular facets on the sides; enclosing a pink, blue and white millefiori cane at the center, encircled by a ring of pink and green canes; a ring of brightly colored canes at the edge; above a white double-spiral filigree background; polished, concave bottom.
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