Cactus Paperweight Winter Holidays Measure's roughly 12"H x 8"W

Measure's roughly 12"H x 8"W

25" opening at the top

The molten glass is then pressed into the pattern of the mould

The cup was set aside on a small cup plate to prevent soiling the table linens or marring the tabletop

Measures roughly 24"L x 14"W

Cactus Paperweight Winter Holidays Measure's roughly 12"H x 8"WThis floral paperweight was handmade in Massachusetts by Clinton Smith, in the time honored tradition of Millefiori glass. The name millefiori is Italian for "thousand flowers". Millefiori glass is made through a multi step process that involves creating glass rods with colorful patterns, cutting and arranging them, and then fusing them into a final product, all by hand and with painstaking precision and artistry. This exquisite and entirely unique