paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Flowers

MakerAttributed to Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromLead Glass

Date1845-1855

Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, filigree, millefiori, cut

Accession Number56.3.166

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

France, Saint-Louis

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.
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