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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Beaker

1500-1525 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Beaker, blown glass with enamelled and gilt decoration, Italy (Venice), 1500-25


Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Beaker
Materials and techniques
Enamelled glass
Brief description
Beaker, blown glass with enamelled and gilt decoration, Italy (Venice), 1500-25
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.0cm
  • Maximum width: 9.0cm
conversion size only
Style
Italian
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. The Waddesdon Manor cat.1977, nr. 15 and the 'Weoley Cup' at the Founders' Company, Charleston 1984, pl. 9a
  • P.C. Ritsema van Eck and H.M. Zijlstra-Zweens, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol. I, Zwolle 1993, cat. 2
  • Barovier Mentasti, R. and Tonini, C. Murano, chefs-d'oeuvre de verre de la Renaissance au XXIe siecle. Paris: Gallimard, 2013. p.53
Other number
8358 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
7539-1861

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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