paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Jeanne d'Arc
Makerprobably
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1850
Place MadeFrance
Techniquecut
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Diam (max): 8.7 cm
Accession Number72.3.158
Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of European and American Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and transparent blue lead glasses; sulphide, cut. Low, domed circular shape; facet-cut with concave polygonal facet on top, triangular and diamond-shape facets on side; enclosing a flat sulphide of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), standing, within a laurel and oak wreath; above transparent dark blue ground; polished, flat pad base.Provenance
Source
Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson
