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Lampworked Red and White Buttercup
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)
702255)

Lampworked red and white buttercup blossom with a deep pink bud; yellow and white center cane; six green leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating green and white millefiori canes; star-cut base: lower sides cut with vertical flutes tapering to the base

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Lampworked Red and White Buttercup<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)<BR>702255)<BR><BR>Lampworked red and white buttercup blossom with a deep pink bud; yellow and white center cane; six green leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating green and white millefiori canes; star-cut base: lower sides cut with vertical flutes tapering to the base
     
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