Standing Cup
before 1868 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Standing cup with cover, intended for display, glass
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Blown glass |
| Brief description | Standing cup and cover of coloured glass, by Salviati & Co., Venice (Murano), before 1868 |
| Physical description | Standing cup with cover, intended for display, glass |
| Gallery label | STANDING CUP
Salviati & Co.
Manufacturers
Venice (Murano): before
1868
Glass
82-1870
This display piece, imitating Venetian glass of the 1600s, was bought in 1868, probably from the manufacturer. The Venetian glass industry had declined by about 1800, but was revived in the 1860s. The lawyer, Antonio Salviati, founded a glasshouse with English backing in 1859, employing the best workmen to make pieces like these produced in Venice between 1500 and 1700. These were much admired, particularly in Germany and in England, where the writer, John Ruskin, condemned the fashion for cut glass because it obscured the ductile nature of the material. |
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| Accession number | 82:1 to :2-1870 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2009 |
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