paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Overlay Mushroom

Factory Cristallerie de Clichy

Made FromLead Glass

Date1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne

Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, cut

SizeOverall H: 5.1 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm

Accession Number83.3.74

Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, light blue, opaque white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular form, with blue overlay on opaque white, with large cut circular facet on top, and five on the side; enclosing a "mushroom" of close-set millefiori canes, the sides composed of alternating blue and white swirled stones; polished pontil mark; paper label, inscribed "24" in ink.
Provenance

Source Clara S. Peck (d. 1983) - 1951-12-01-1983-05-20

Former Collection Arthur Ackermann & Son, Inc. - 1951-12-01