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Object NamePaperweight
Maker
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueblown, millefiori, filigree
Accession Number56.3.113
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, red, blue, opaque white lead glasses; blown, millefiori, filigree. Domed, hollow, circular shape, enclosing a "crown" of filigree cables arranged vertically around the sides, and meeting at points on the top and bottom; the filigree alternately pairs of intertwined opaque white multi-ply bands or red, white and blue spiral tapes; a red, white and blue complex millefiori cane covers the top meeting point of the filigree twists; polished, concave bottom.Provenance
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1956
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1956
1850-1900
