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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Paperweight
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Paperweight

Manufacturer Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat (French, founded 1764)
Designer Gilbert Poillerat
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1965
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (3.8 x 6.7 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: "BACCARAT FRANCE" in circle (their mark) and paper sticker: "MADE IN FRANCE"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7614
Not on view
DescriptionWhite sulphide sign of the zodiac, Sagittarius (archer), in clear faceted on bright blue ground.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1965
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1965
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1965
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1965
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
c. 1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1848-1855
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
1975
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1848
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1848
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1845-1855
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1848
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
ca. 1849