Goblet
17th century (made)
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The glassmakers of the Venetian island of Murano excelled in making thinly blown and elegantly shaped objects in the finest colourless glass. This wineglass is so thin it looks almost weightless. The octagonal-shaped and strongly everted, or turned out, rim makes this glass extremely impractical to use. This might well have been the main reason why this fragile piece has survived for more than three centuries.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass |
| Brief description | Goblet, colourless glass, Italy (Venice), 1600-1700 |
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| Summary | The glassmakers of the Venetian island of Murano excelled in making thinly blown and elegantly shaped objects in the finest colourless glass. This wineglass is so thin it looks almost weightless. The octagonal-shaped and strongly everted, or turned out, rim makes this glass extremely impractical to use. This might well have been the main reason why this fragile piece has survived for more than three centuries. |
| Other number | 7595 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 85-1853 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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