Tazza
1550-1625 (made)
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This type of shallow dish on a foot is called a tazza. It could be used for serving 'sweetmeats'. These were the different sorts of sugared and spiced fruits, conserves, biscuits and other confectionery that made up the final 'sweet' course of a banquet. Tazzas also served as drinking glasses for red wine. It required practice and the utmost care to drink from such a glass without spilling, and being able to do so was a sign of great sophistication.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mould-blown glass |
| Brief description | Tazza, blown glass, probably Italy (Venice), 1550-1625 |
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| Credit line | Soulages Collection |
| Object history | bought from the Soulages Collection |
| Summary | This type of shallow dish on a foot is called a tazza. It could be used for serving 'sweetmeats'. These were the different sorts of sugared and spiced fruits, conserves, biscuits and other confectionery that made up the final 'sweet' course of a banquet. Tazzas also served as drinking glasses for red wine. It required practice and the utmost care to drink from such a glass without spilling, and being able to do so was a sign of great sophistication. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in A. Nesbitt, A descriptive catalogue of the glass vessels in the South Kensington Museum, London 1878
p.80, and Plate XVI |
| Other number | 8419 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5567-1859 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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