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Object NamePaperweight

Factory Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1850

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)

Modern

Place Made

France, Baccarat

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.
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