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Object NamePaperweight
Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1850
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
Techniquecut, lampworked
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, Diam (max): 6.5 cm
Accession Number72.3.107
Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless lead glass; enclosing green, white and red millefiori canes and lampworked elements; cut. Domed, circular shape; enclosing a ten-petaled flower ("clematis") and bud, with central cane consisting of a white and red star at center, surrounded by rings of colorless stars encased in white; six green ribbed leaves and green stem; encircled with a ring of canes, alternating green-red-and-white canes, with canes made up of red swirl and white star canes; concave, star-cut base.
Provenance
Former Collection Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson - 1972
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about 1850-1880
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Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
1848
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Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
about 1845-1855
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Baccarat
about 1845-1850
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1950-1960