paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Man and Woman
Maker
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1847
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquemillefiori, paperweight
SizeOverall H: 5.3 cm, Diam: 8 cm
Accession Number56.3.122
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, polychrome lead glasses; millefiori, paperweight. Domed, circular shape, enclosing a domed cushion of millefiori canes, with a large red and white cane at the center with black silhouettes of a man and a woman, encircled by rings of millefiori canes, including a ring of pale violet canes, a ring of red and white canes with square centers, a ring of red, green and white canes, a ring of red and white canes, a ring of blue and green canes, and a ring of green and yellow canes at the outside, drawn together to a point on the underside; one white and blue cane in the outer row inscribed "SL/1847"; polished, concave base.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1956
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1956
