Paperweight c. 1845 - 1860

This "Paperweight" is a prime example of a 19th-century millefiori paperweight, crafted in the Clichy Glasshouse, France, between 1845 and 1860. Millefiori, meaning "a thousand flowers" in Italian, refers to the decorative technique of creating glass rods with cross-sections of colorful flowers. These rods are then cut and arranged into a larger pattern, resulting in beautiful and intricate floral motifs like the one featured in this paperweight.