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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass, a close concentric millefiori weight consisting of five circles of millefiori canes in shades of pale blue, orange, yellow, red, dark blue and white, set in a high solid dome of clear glass. A large chip to the rim of the base, some scratching to the surface.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51092
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1850-1870
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.8
diam
(cm): 9.3
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
millefiori
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
Material
glass
metal oxides
Location
In store
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