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Lampworked Pansy Bouquet
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)
(702318)

Lampworked flat bouquet of one purple pansy with blue and white lower petals, and one small white clematis blossom; seven green leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating blue and white, and red and white millefiori canes; sides cut with five circular printies, one on top

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Lampworked Pansy Bouquet<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)<BR>(702318)<BR><BR>Lampworked flat bouquet of one purple pansy with blue and white lower petals, and one small white clematis blossom; seven green leaves and stem; encircled by a ring of alternating blue and white, and red and white millefiori canes; sides cut with five circular printies, one on top
     
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