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Millefiori Mushroom
France
Clichy, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)
(702483)

Close concentric millefiori mushroom with pink and white staves; twelve white Clichy roses appear in the fourth ring of mushroom; grid-cut base; remains of white overlay along lower sides; dome reground

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Millefiori Mushroom<BR>France<BR>Clichy, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 inches)<BR>(702483)<BR><BR>Close concentric millefiori mushroom with pink and white staves; twelve white Clichy roses appear in the fourth ring of mushroom; grid-cut base; remains of white overlay along lower sides; dome reground
     
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