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This graphic illustrates a few of the silhouette canes that appear in millefiori paperweights; a selection from the Barker Collection.

a. a Clichy signature cane
b. an 1849 date cane
c. a dancing girl silhouette
d. a hare silhouette cane
e. a prancing horse silhouette cane
f. a spaniel dog silhouette cane

Photos by Marlin Roos, Graphic by Sue Huitt, Illinois State Museum

This graphic illustrates a few of the silhouette canes that appear in millefiori paperweights; a selection from the Barker Collection.<BR><BR><B>a.</B> a Clichy signature cane<BR><B>b.</B> an 1849 date cane<BR><B>c.</B> a dancing girl silhouette<BR><B>d.</B> a hare silhouette cane<BR><B>e.</B> a prancing horse silhouette cane<BR><b>f.</B> a spaniel dog silhouette cane
     
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