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Turquoise Cinquefoil Garland Millefiori
France
Clichy, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)
(702324)

Garland millefiori with a turquoise garland, encircling three concentric circles of red, pink, and green canes, around a pink Clichy rose center; green and pink canes spaced between lobes; on a white filigree ground backed with parallel lengths of white filigree twists

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Turquoise Cinquefoil Garland Millefiori<BR>France<BR>Clichy, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)<BR>(702324)<BR><BR>Garland millefiori with a turquoise garland, encircling three concentric circles of red, pink, and green canes, around a pink Clichy rose center; green and pink canes spaced between lobes; on a white filigree ground backed with parallel lengths of white filigree twists
     
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