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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Paperweight
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Paperweight

Manufacturer Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat (French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1845-1855
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald A. Kilmer in memory of Donald A. Kilmer
Object number90.55
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 30
DescriptionColorless dome-shaped paperweight with seven spaced millefiori canes in green, yellow, dark blue, plum, coral, light blue & orange. On a scrambled white filigree ground. All of the canes are characteristic of Baccarat. Three are silhouette canes (deer, horse & dog). Polished concave base. Surface pitted & scuffed.

Published ReferencesGeraldine J. Casper, GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS OF THE BERGSTROM-MAHLER MUSEUM, pl. 15, very similar to #406 which contains examples of at least 3 of the canes, 3 others may be seen in #1175.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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c. 1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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c. 1850
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ca. 1867
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Paperweight
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