paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Flowers

MakerAttributed to Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromLead Glass

Date1845-1855

Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis

Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, filigree, millefiori, cut

Accession Number56.3.166

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, lampworked, filigree, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular form, with cut polygonal facet on top, and bands of square facets covering the sides; enclosing an upright floral bouquet, with a white seven-petaled flower on top, and blue and red and three millefiori flowers on the sides, amid numerous green leaves; encircled near the base by a blue and white filigree torsade; polished concave base.
Provenance

Source Laura Houghton - 1956-06-18

Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1956

Former Collection Arthur L. Kramer