On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Footed Bowl

1490 - 1510 (made)
Artist/Maker
Obizzo, Giovanni Maria (decorated by)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Footed bowl of opaque blue, turquise-coloured glass, with details in opaque white glass. Enamelled and gilt decoration.

Object details

Categories
Food Vessels & Tableware
Glass
Object type
Footed bowl
Materials and techniques
opaque turquoise and opaque white glass, enamelled and gilt
Opaque White Glass
Opaque Blue Glass (Simulating Turquoise)
Glass-Blowing
Painted
Gilding
Brief description
Footed bowl, blown opaque blue glass with enamelled and gilt decoration, Italy (Venice), 1490-1510
Physical description
Footed bowl of opaque blue, turquise-coloured glass, with details in opaque white glass. Enamelled and gilt decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 20.0cm
Style
ITALY
Gallery label
This object is one of only three known turquoise glasses of this type, the others being, The Fairfax Cup (V&A C.17-1959), currently on display in Gallery 19 of this museum, and a goblet belonging to the British museum.
Object history
Bought for 9 l. 13 s.
no source given
Production
O.D - stated that the painting on the glass was very unusual.
Bibliographic references
  • Barovier Mentasti, R. and Tonini, C. Murano, chefs-d'oeuvre de verre de la Renaissance au XXIe siecle. Paris: Gallimard, 2013. p.51
  • Dora Thornton, Ian Freestone, William Gudenrath, Martina Bertini, Andrew Meek and Denise Ling: 'Technical study of a rare Venetian turquoise glass goblet from the Waddesdon Bequest', in: The British Museum Technical Bulletin, Vol 8 (2014), p. 3, fig. 4, our bwol discussed and illustrated.
Other number
8346 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
4319-1858

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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