Sharing the most Inspirational Art I can find on the web! Title: Paperweight Date: 19th century Location: Alsace, France Artist: Baccarat Glassworks (Cristalleries de Baccarat), founded in 1764 Type of art: glass Paperweights are small, heavy objects used to keep loose papers in place. This one evokes a French garden and was made using the millefiori technique (“one thousand flowers” in Italian), a glass-making technique hailing from 15th-century Venice and revived in France four centuries later. Source and information: Art Institute Chicago