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Object NamePaperweight
Maker
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1850
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquemillefiori canes
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, D: 6.3 cm
Accession Number54.3.201
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; enclosing polychrome millefiori canes. Domed, circular form; enclosing a ring of lime green/white/pink star center canes alternating with pink/white/lime green canes; five similar, spaced, larger pink/white canes surrounding a central cane of white and blue, with central white star; concave, polished base.Provenance
Source
Ellen D. Sharpe
- 1954-06-01