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Paperweight
Paperweight, glass, a sulphide weight containing a cermaic medallion moulded with the arms of Pope Pius IX (1846-78) surrounded by a circle of millefiori florets in shades of red, blue and white, set in a solid dome of clear glass with a ground flat and star-cut base.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50997
Acquisition
Gift
Given by A.R. Llewellin-Taylour
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.9
diam
(cm): 8.2
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
millefiori
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
embedded in glass
forming
Applied Art
cut
decoration
Applied Art
Material
glass
ceramic
metal oxides
Location
In store
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