Footed Bowl
ca. 1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wide bowls on a high foot were used in Italy in the Renaissance period to serve and display fresh fruit. This blue glass example was made in Venice by the famous glass-blowers on the island of Murano. The decoration in gold leaf and painted enamels was applied after the bowl had been shaped and gradually cooled down. After decorating, the bowl went back into the mouth of the furnace, where the enamels would melt and fuse with the glass surface. Once fired, the enamels could not be rubbed off the surface.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass |
| Brief description | Footed bowl, clear blue glass, enamelled and gilt, Italy (Venice), ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | Standing bowl of blue glass, with tall spreading foot. The bowl is decorated on exterior with foliate scrolls and floral motifs in gilding with white enamel dots. |
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| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Object history | Acquired by Buckley from Kalebdjian Frères, Paris, April 18th 1928 for £ 62.14.0 |
| Summary | Wide bowls on a high foot were used in Italy in the Renaissance period to serve and display fresh fruit. This blue glass example was made in Venice by the famous glass-blowers on the island of Murano. The decoration in gold leaf and painted enamels was applied after the bowl had been shaped and gradually cooled down. After decorating, the bowl went back into the mouth of the furnace, where the enamels would melt and fuse with the glass surface. Once fired, the enamels could not be rubbed off the surface. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.162-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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