paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Victoria
Factory
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight, sulphide, millefiori, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm, Diam: 7.3 cm
Accession Number83.3.120
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of Queen Victoria. Colorless, amethyst, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, sulphide, millefiori, cut. Domed, circular form, with cut circular window on top, five cut circular windows on the side with deep, rounded, vertical grooves in between; enclosing a molded sulphide of the young Queen Victoria facing left, encircled by a ring of canes, with six green, red, and white canes interspersed with sets of three white "Edelweiss" canes; set onto a purple (black) background, with white and purple layers behind; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "91" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1960-11-01-1983-05-20
Former Collection
Louis Lyons
- 1960-11-01
Former Collection
Frances Clemson Cross
