paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
FactoryAttributed to
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, lampworked, overlay, engraved, cut
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm, Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number55.3.110
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, opaque white, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, lampworked, overlay, engraved, cut. Domed, circular form, encasing a single white overlay with one cut circular window on top, two cut oval windows on the sides, both with narrow frame outlines, and two outlined oval panels, both with engraved silhouette depictions of animals, one a stag leaping over vegetation, the other a dog running through brush; enclosing an upright floral bouquet, with a lampworked blue flower with millefiori center on top, and red, yellow and white lampworked flowers and three millefiori flowers at the side, amid numerous green leaves; polished concave base.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1955-12-30
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1955-12-30
Former Collection
Arthur L. Kramer
about 1800
about 1800
about 1800
