paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Pink Dahlia on Aventurine Ground
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
TechniquePaperweight, lampwork, filigree
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam (max): 7.7 cm
Accession Number63.3.82
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Pink Dahlia on Aventurine Ground. Colorless, green "aventurine", white, pink, yellow-green lead glasses; paperweight, lampworked; fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased; filigree. Domed, circular form, enclosing a lampworked clematis flower with striped pink petals, green leaves and stem; set into a metallic green "aventurine" ground, with a ring of white filigree at the edge; polished, concave base.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1963-12-02
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1963-12-02
