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Disc of enamellers' glass

Disc of enamellers' glass

  • Place of origin:

    Venice, Italy (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1740 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    The Brothers Bertolini (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Stamped opaque blue glass

  • Credit Line:

    Given by A. du Cane

  • Museum number:

    C.78-1925

  • Gallery location:

    Glass, room 131, case 42, shelf 1

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Enamel is a type of coloured glass. The Venetian glasshouses of Murano specialised in producing enamel in various colours. Manufacturers shaped these into discs, often stamped with their seal, and sold and exported them to independent enamellers of glass and other materials. The enamellers would grind the glass into a fine powder and mix this with an oily substance to obtain enamel paint.

Place of Origin

Venice, Italy (made)

Date

ca. 1740 (made)

Artist/maker

The Brothers Bertolini (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Stamped opaque blue glass

Marks and inscriptions

Impressed 'FRATELLI BERTOLINI ALLA REGINA DITALIA'

Dimensions

Width: 12.5 cm

Descriptive line

Disc of enamellers' glass, Italy (Venice), made by the glasshouse of the Brothers Bertolini, 1735-1745

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Charleston, JoGS 1963

Labels and date

These discs were sold to independent enamellers of glass and other materials. Formerly in the collection of Lady Charlotte Schrieber.

Categories

Glass

Collection code

CER

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