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Quatrefoil Garland Millefiori
Fance
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)
(702403)

Garland millefiori with a quatrefoil garland of alternating red and green canes, encircling four loops of blue canes, each enclosing a white center cane; spaced around two concentric rings of red, white, and green and blue canes; around a red and white center cane; on a white filigree ground

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Quatrefoil Garland Millefiori<BR>Fance<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)<BR>(702403)<BR><BR>Garland millefiori with a quatrefoil garland of alternating red and green canes, encircling four loops of blue canes, each enclosing a white center cane; spaced around two concentric rings of red, white, and green and blue canes; around a red and white center cane; on a white filigree ground
     
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