Bottle
16th century (made)
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‘Millefiori’ glass, or glass of a thousand flowers, shows small multicoloured glass patches on a colourless background. It is made using prepared multicoloured glass 'canes'. These canes are cut into small sections that are scattered in a random manner on a smooth metal or stone surface. The glassmaker then prepares a bubble of colourless glass from the furnace, and rolls this over the colourful cane sections. These stick to the molten glass surface and can be 'marvered' smoothly into the glass surface by rolling it over a flat, clean surface and repeatedly reheating the bubble in the furnace mouth. Finally, the bubble can be further expanded by blowing and shaping into a hollow object.
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Materials and techniques | Millefiori glass |
Brief description | Bottle, blown millefiori glass, probably Italy (Venice), 1500-25 |
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Summary | ‘Millefiori’ glass, or glass of a thousand flowers, shows small multicoloured glass patches on a colourless background. It is made using prepared multicoloured glass 'canes'. These canes are cut into small sections that are scattered in a random manner on a smooth metal or stone surface. The glassmaker then prepares a bubble of colourless glass from the furnace, and rolls this over the colourful cane sections. These stick to the molten glass surface and can be 'marvered' smoothly into the glass surface by rolling it over a flat, clean surface and repeatedly reheating the bubble in the furnace mouth. Finally, the bubble can be further expanded by blowing and shaping into a hollow object. |
Bibliographic reference | A.-E. Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Lingen 1994, cat. 1, pp. 62-63, for a mounted decorative shere made with similar millefiori canes. |
Other number | 8430 - Glass gallery number |
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Accession number | 5518-1859 |
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Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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