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Paperweight, c. 1845/60
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Clichy Glasshouse |
| Spatial Coverage | France |
| Temporal Coverage | 1840-1865 |
| Description | This paperweight uses a traditional glass-making technique called millefiori to great effect. Italian for “one thousand flowers,” millefiori was first developed in fifteenth-century Venice. In the nineteenth century, French glassmakers revived the technique with a cultural twist. Arranged to evoke traditional French gardens such as the Tuileries in Paris, paperweights like this example brought a little of this landscaping magic indoors. 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. [Porcelain figure of a leopard sitting on the base strewn with flowers with its left forepaw raised and mouth opened.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
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| 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 |
