Paperweight with 1000-Petal Rose

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Object Name:

Department

European

Maker(s)

Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat, Maker

Place Made:

France, Baccarat

Date:

1845-1855

Color

Colorless, red, green

AAT

colorless

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AAT

red

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Technique

paperweight, lampworked

AAT

paperweights

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Accession Number:

55.3.112

Credit Line:

Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless, red, green lead glass; paperweight, lampworked. Domed, circular form, enclosing a dark red "1000-petal" rose, with green stem, red and green bud, and seven green leaves; polished, concave base, with cut star.

Provenance

Houghton, The Honorable Amory (Donor), Former Collection to 1955

Houghton, Laura (Mrs. Amory) (Donor), Source to 1955-12-30

Exhibitions (1)
Publications (2)

Exhibitions

Roses in Glass

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2002-03-21 through 2002-09-23

Publications

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 149, P11; BIB# 35679

The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969) p. 68, fig. 44; BIB# 27188

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