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St Louis Glass Factory (St Louis Glass Factory, Bitche Lorraine)
Paperweight, glass, a blue pelargonium weight, the flower with five blue heart-shaped petals around a yellow dot centre with five green leaves showing behind and a stalk with two slender green leaves, resting on a cushion of white spiral latticinio thread, set in a solid dome of clear glass with a ground flat base.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51086
Creation/Production
St Louis Glass Factory
Date: 1845-1860
Acquisition
Bequest, 20/1/1981
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.5
diam
(cm): 6.4
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 2
Techniques
glass cane
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
Material
glass
metal oxides
Location
In store
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