NDLI: Paperweight, c. 1845/60

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Paperweight, c. 1845/60

Content Provider	Art Institute of Chicago
Artist	Compagnie de Saint Louis
Spatial Coverage	Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche
Temporal Coverage	1840-1865
Description	Technological improvements to optical scientific instruments in the mid-nineteenth century spurred a veritable obsession across Europe with identifying and classifying the natural world. Amateur botanists were eager to collect and preserve floral specimens, which they intently researched and catalogued. In response to this broad appeal, French glassmakers made paperweights that portrayed the very botanical subjects that were so enthusiastically sought. Many weights represented specimens with horticultural correctness, but others were entirely fanciful creations. Paperweights like this example speak to the period's fascination with taxonomic systems. From the late 1840s to early 1860s, French manufacturers of fine glass and crystal—such as Baccarat (Alsace), Clichy (Paris), and Saint-Louis (Lorraine)—catered to the vast public enthusiasm for beautiful yet functional desk accessories. Paperweights, which were designed to secure loose papers against drafts, were among their most popular products. [A work made of glass.]
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu.
Use Rights URL	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Subject Keyword	Paperweight Artworks Applied Arts of Europe
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Visual Artwork

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