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Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Place of OriginCambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Date1852-1874

Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (5 × 5.7 × 6.8 cm)

Mediumcolorless glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.488

Not on View

DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses a predominantly white cane at the center on a filigree ground, surrounded by two open concentric circles of millefiori canes, the outer circle of assorted colors, the inner circle of seven red, white, and blue canes. Side cut with eight printies, top cut with quatrefoil. Large, concave, polished pontil mark.

Published ReferencesHollister, Paul, "New Light on 'Gilliland,' Cambridge, and Gillinder Paperweights," Antiques, vol. 94, October 1968, pp. 562-564.

Hollister, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, New York, Potter, 1969, pp. 200-201 (pattern).

Wilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 549, no. 907, colorpl. 907, p. 572.