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Millefiori Upright Basket with Stave Canes Paperweight

Unknownc.1850

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

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

This rare and difficult-to-make basket demonstrates the skillful arrangement of millefiori canes with red and white twisted glass, called torsades, which form the handle and rims of the basket.

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  • Title: Millefiori Upright Basket with Stave Canes Paperweight
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: c.1850, c.1850
  • Location: likely Bohemia
  • Physical Dimensions: h5.8 x w6.9 cm
  • Type: Paperweight
  • External Link: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
  • Medium: Glass
  • Object ID: PW 1998.2.2004
  • Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

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