paperweight

Object NameConcentric Millefiori Paperweight

Maker George Bacchus & Sons

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1848-1860

Place MadeEngland, Stourbridge

TechniqueFused Mosaic Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished

SizeOverall H: 5.8 cm, Diam: 8.6 cm

Accession Number83.2.23

Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionConcentric Millefiori Paperweight. Colorless, polychrome lead glass; fused murrine, furnace-worked and cased; paperweight, millefiori. Domed, circular form, enclosing polychrome millefiori canes arranged in five concentric rings around a central green, white and pink central cane, including pink and white canes, encircled by yellow, white and red canes, blue, green and white canes, opalescent, amber and white canes, and purple and opalescent white canes at the edge; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "44" in ink.
Provenance

Source Clara S. Peck (d. 1983) - 1949-09-20-1983-05-20

Former Collection D. M. & P. Manheim - 1949-09-20