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Six-lobed Garland Millefiori
France,
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)
(702301)

Garland millefiori with a white six-lobed garland, encircling a ring of green, red, and white canes around a white and blue center cane; yellow silhouette canes spaced in each lob, single red canes spaced between lobes

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Six-lobed Garland Millefiori<BR>France,<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)<BR>(702301)<BR><BR>Garland millefiori with a white six-lobed garland, encircling a ring of green, red, and white canes around a white and blue center cane; yellow silhouette canes spaced in each lob, single red canes spaced between lobes
     
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