Mosaic
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This glass mosaic panel was made by Antonio Salviati in the 19th century in Italy.
Salviati (1816 - ca. 1890) was a lawyer from Vicenza, who became an entrepreneur in glass manufacture, opening his first glass factory and shop in Venice in 1859. In the early years he concentrated mainly on mosaic and glass tiles and in 1866 founded the Venice & Murano Glass & Mosaic Co Ltd. with English capital.
Salviati (1816 - ca. 1890) was a lawyer from Vicenza, who became an entrepreneur in glass manufacture, opening his first glass factory and shop in Venice in 1859. In the early years he concentrated mainly on mosaic and glass tiles and in 1866 founded the Venice & Murano Glass & Mosaic Co Ltd. with English capital.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass mosaic work |
| Brief description | Mosaic panel, glass, by Antonio Salviati, Italy, 19th century |
| Physical description | Panel of mosaic work showing Jesus Christ and the act of benediction. It is a copy from a mosaic in St. Marks' Venice. |
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| Object history | Bought for £200 in 1862. |
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| Summary | This glass mosaic panel was made by Antonio Salviati in the 19th century in Italy. Salviati (1816 - ca. 1890) was a lawyer from Vicenza, who became an entrepreneur in glass manufacture, opening his first glass factory and shop in Venice in 1859. In the early years he concentrated mainly on mosaic and glass tiles and in 1866 founded the Venice & Murano Glass & Mosaic Co Ltd. with English capital. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1862. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 15 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8036-1862 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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