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Marbrie Paperweight

Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louisc.1850

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

This paperweight style is very rare and difficult to create with excellence. The design is made from colored glass trailed around a white core and drawn up the sides with a pointed tool to meet in the center. Attaining balance and equally spaced festoons is a challenge.

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  • Title: Marbrie Paperweight
  • Creator: Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis
  • Date: c.1850, c.1850
  • Physical Dimensions: h4.9 x w7.93 cm
  • Type: Paperweight
  • External Link: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
  • Medium: Glass
  • Object ID: PW 2004.53.2285
  • Credit Line: Gift from the collection of Dee and Evan Pancake by Didi Pancake, in memory of her mother, Dee Pancake
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

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