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Object Name2 Millefiori Vases
Maker
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromGlass
Date1845-1850
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
TechniqueFree-blown, ground with millefiori canes
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number53.3.60
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent clear and multicolored millefiori glass with many minute and small bubbles; wear marks at base; free-blown and ground with incorporated millefiori canes. Ovoid body with sides tapering to the base with ground pontil mark and with a concave neck with wide flaring rim (trumpet neck); the canes have mostly a blossom-like character and are multicolored; one cane ca. 1/2" (53.3.60B: 1-1/2") below shoulder bears the signature "Clichy", turquoise blue on white around a dark-blue and white center.Provenance
Former Collection
Mrs. Applethwaite-Abbot
Source
Cecil Davis
