paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Millefiori Canes
Factorypossibly
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1850-1900
Place MadeEngland, possibly London
TechniqueFused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished, Applied
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Diam: 8.8 cm
Accession Number78.2.24
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Millefiori Canes. Colorless, white, red, powdered blue, turquoise blue lead glasses; paperweight, enclosing blue, pink, green and white concentric millefiori canes; disk foot.Provenance
Former Collection
Laura Houghton
- 1978-12-30
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
999 BCE-999 CE
1400-1085 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
