paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Maker
Cristallerie de Clichy
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne
Techniquepaperweight, millefiori
SizeOverall H: 5 cm, Diam: 6.4 cm
Accession Number83.3.149
Credit LineBequest of Clara S. Peck
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, millefiori. Domed, circular form, enclosing millefiori canes arranged in three concentric rings around a white and green "rose" cane, consisting of an inner row of white and red "edelweiss" canes, a ring of pink, green, and white canes, and a ring of six white and pink "rose" canes interspersed with three purple canes; set into a brilliant blue background with white lining and brilliant blue back; polished pontil mark; paper label inscribed "141" in ink.Provenance
Source
Clara S. Peck
(d. 1983) - 1983-05-20
