paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Flowers
Maker
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
Made FromLead Glass
Date1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis
TechniquePaperweight, lampwork, encased overlay, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm, Diam: 7 cm
Accession Number69.3.79
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, green, white, polychrome lead glasses; paperweight, lampwork, encased overlay, cut. Domed, circular form, enclosing a double overlay of green aventurine over white, enclosing an upright floral bouquet, with large red flower in the center, with white, blue, and millefiori flowers among the green leaves on the side; polished, concave base, with cut star.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1969-12-29
Former Collection
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1969
1850-1910
1850-1910
about 450-650
1850-1910
25 BCE-99 CE