Dish
1575-1675 (made)
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The glassmakers of Venice had a worldwide reputation for their almost completely colourless clear glass. This dish is decorated by engraving or scratching a drawing into its surface with a diamond-point. Such a thin and fragile dish would have been reserved for serving food on special occasions only.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Diamond-point engraved glass |
| Brief description | Dish, blown glas with diamond-point engraving, probably Italy (Venice), 1500-99 |
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| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Summary | The glassmakers of Venice had a worldwide reputation for their almost completely colourless clear glass. This dish is decorated by engraving or scratching a drawing into its surface with a diamond-point. Such a thin and fragile dish would have been reserved for serving food on special occasions only. |
| Other number | 8438 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.179-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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