paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Purple Dahlia

Factory Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1850

Place MadeFrance, Saint-Louis

TechniqueCut, lampworked elements

SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm, Diam: 7 cm

Accession Number72.3.92

Credit LineGift of Lucy Smith Battson

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Purple Dahlia. Colorless lead glass; enclosing purple and green lampworked elements; fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased; cut. Domed, circular shape; enclosing striped purple dahlia, blue, white and orange millefiori cane center, green leaves; concave, star-cut base.
Provenance

Source Leigh "Lucy" M. Smith-Battson