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Posy on Filigree
France
Clichy, circa 1845-55

Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)
702309)

Posy of pink, yellow, and white raised millefiori cane flowers with four green lampworked leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of eighteen pink Clichy roses interspersed with six purple pastry-mold canes; on a white filigree ground backed with parallel rows of white filigree twists

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Posy on Filigree<BR>France<BR>Clichy, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)<BR>702309)<BR><BR> Posy of pink, yellow, and white raised millefiori cane flowers with four green lampworked leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of eighteen pink Clichy roses interspersed with six purple pastry-mold canes; on a white filigree ground backed with parallel rows of white filigree twists
     
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