- Beaker
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Beaker
- Place of origin:
France (possibly, made)
- Date:
17th century (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
gold leaf, filigree and mille-fiori decoration
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by W.H. Cope
- Museum number:
567-1903
- Gallery location:
Glass, room 131, case 73, shelf 3
Physical description
Ribbed beaker of colourless glass with inclusions of gold leaf, filigree and mille-fiori.
Place of Origin
France (possibly, made)
Date
17th century (made)
Materials and Techniques
gold leaf, filigree and mille-fiori decoration
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 cm, Width: 8.5 cm greatest width, Weight: 210 g
Descriptive line
Beaker, milliefiori, possibly French, 1600-1700
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Barovier Mentasti, Rosa et al. Mille anni di arte del vetro a Venezia, exh.cat. Palazzo Ducale, Museo Correr, Venice 1982, cat. 218, p. 148, and ill p. 33
Shows a similar piece with lid in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne, inv. F.46
G. Mariacher, L'Arte del Vetro, 1954, p. 82, fig. 80
Shows similar example (as c17th) with lid!
Exhibition History
Secrets et Transparencies (Musées des Beaux Arts d'Orléans 13/03/2010-27/06/2010)
Materials
Glass; Gold leaf
Collection code
CER
