paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Maker
New England Glass Company
(1818-1878)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1852-1874
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge
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)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
Ellen D. Sharpe
- 1954-06-01
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