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Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Date: 1850-1865
Dimensions:
1 15/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 13/16 in. (5 × 7.3 × 7.1 cm)
Medium: colorless glass
Place of Origin: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.457
DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses a central cane with a star, surrounded by four closed concentric rings of millefiori canes, the outer circle predominantly pale yellow; the second red, white, and blue; the third white; and the inner circle predominantly dark blue. Deep, concave, polished pontil mark.
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