2 Millefiori Vases

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Object Name: 
2 Millefiori Vases
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, Clichy-la-Garenne
Accession Number: 
53.3.60
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1845-1850
Primary Description: 
Translucent clear and multicolored millefiori glass with many minute and small bubbles; wear marks at base; free-blown and ground with incorporated millefiori canes. Ovoid body with sides tapering to the base with ground pontil mark and with a concave neck with wide flaring rim (trumpet neck); the canes have mostly a blossom-like character and are multicolored; one cane ca. 1/2" (53.3.60B: 1-1/2") below shoulder bears the signature "Clichy", turquoise blue on white around a dark-blue and white center.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Davis, Cecil, Source
Applethwaite-Abbot, Mrs., Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
multicolored
Technique: 
millefiori glass
glassblowing
grinding
Material: 
glass

Publications (8)

Paperweight Literature from the Time when "B" Meant "Bristol" (1993) illustrated, p. 22;
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 152, P19; BIB# 35679
Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1974) (1974) illustrated, pp. 78-79, #102; BIB# 28793
Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1965) (1965) illustrated, pp. 88-89, #111; BIB# 27582
Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1958) (1958) illustrated, pp. 86-87, #101; BIB# 27746
Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1955) (1955) illustrated, pp. 62-63, #70; BIB# 28450
In the Museums: Millefiori glass (Antiques) (1954-11) #416, 418;
English and continental coloured glass and French glass Paperweights... property of Mrs. Applewhaite-Abbott, Part 4 (1953-06-15) #703, pl. II; BIB# 12090

Objects in Set (2)

Millefiori Vase
Artist:Cristallerie de Clichy
Date:1845-1850
Accession Number:53.3.60 A
Millefiori Vase
Artist:Cristallerie de Clichy
Date:1845-1850
Accession Number:53.3.60 B