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Object NamePaperweight
Maker
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1850
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
Techniquemillefiori canes
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 7.8 cm
Accession Number56.3.198
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes. Domed, circular form, enclosing seven rings of canes, arranged with one blue/white/red ring at center, enclosing a single red/ green/white cane; six rings surrounding the central ring, three of white/green, each encircling a white/red cane, three of red/ white canes, each surrounding a white/blue cane; concave, polished base.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1956
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1956
