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Five-circlet Garland Millefiori
France
Clichy, circa 1845-55
Diameter; 7.6 cm (3 inches)
(702319)

Garland millefiori with five circlets in white, pink, and red canes, each containing a white Clichy rose; encircling a central blue and red circlet with a pink Clichy rose center; on an opaque blue ground; lower sides cut with nine four-sided printies tapering to the base

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Five-circlet Garland Millefiori<BR>France<BR>Clichy, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter; 7.6 cm (3 inches)<BR>(702319)<BR><BR>Garland millefiori with five circlets in white, pink, and red canes, each containing a white Clichy rose; encircling a central blue and red circlet with a pink Clichy rose center; on an opaque blue ground; lower sides cut with nine four-sided printies tapering to the base
     
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