Vase
ca. 1868 (made)
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Glass is an ideal material in which to imitate semi-precious stones. This 'calcedonio' glass was called after chalcedony, a naturally occurring hardstone. It was developed around 1450 on the Venetian island of Murano. The details of its manufacture were kept secret for many decades. It involved mixing glass of different colours in layers, as well as a special heat treatment during blowing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Calcedonio glass in various colours and aventurine |
| Brief description | Vase, Italy (Venice), made by Salviati & C., 1866-68 |
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| Gallery label | Aventurine is translucent glass with sparkling inclusions of gold-, copper-, or chromic oxide-powder. |
| Production | Salviati started his own blowing furnace in 1866. |
| Summary | Glass is an ideal material in which to imitate semi-precious stones. This 'calcedonio' glass was called after chalcedony, a naturally occurring hardstone. It was developed around 1450 on the Venetian island of Murano. The details of its manufacture were kept secret for many decades. It involved mixing glass of different colours in layers, as well as a special heat treatment during blowing. |
| Other number | 9397 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 904-1868 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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