Paperweight
Manufacturer: probably Gillinder and Sons (American, 1861-1930)
Date: 1861-1871
Dimensions:
1 15/16 × 2 1/2 in. (5 × 6.4 cm)
Medium: colorless glass
Place of Origin: probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.511
DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses a mushroom pattern around a central large red-and-white crimped cane with a white ropelike circle in its center, surrounded by two outer rings of white millefiori canes around a single inner ring of red-and-white crimped canes. All the canes are drawn down to form the mushroom; the lower ends of the columnar stalk extend almost to the large, deep, concave polished pontil mark. Top cut with one large round printie, side cut with five printies.
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