paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Flowers
MakerAttributed to
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori, lampworked, cut, stained
Accession Number56.3.173
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, polychrome lead glass; paperweight, millefiori, lampworked, cut, stained. Domed, circular form, with large cut circular facet on top and six circular facets on the side; enclosing a spray of five millefiori "flowers" with green leaves and stems, encircled by a ring of canes, white and pink canes alternating with yellow, blue and white canes; cut cross-hatched base, stained amber.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1956-06-18
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1956
Former Collection
Arthur L. Kramer
