paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Made FromLead Glass

Date1845-1855

Place MadeFrance

TechniquePaperweight, lampworked, overlay, engraved, cut

Accession Number55.3.86

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, pink, white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, lampworked, overlay, engraved, cut. Domed, circular form, encasing a double overlay of pink over white, the pink partly removed, and both layers cut and engraved through, a circular window on top, with sets of three oval cuts on four sides; four oval panels on the sides, two with cut oval windows rimmed in white, and two white panels with engraved silhouettes of animals, one a galloping horse, the other a standing hunting dog; a square pink panel at the base with sets of three cut ovals at the corners; enclosing an upright floral bouquet, with a large red flower on top, blue and white and two millefiori flowers at the side, amid numerous green leaves; polished flat base, inscribed "258" in yellow paint.
Provenance

Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1955-12-30

Source Laura Houghton - 1955-12-30

Former Collection Arthur L. Kramer