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Tazza

1560-1580 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In order to compete with fashionable and expensive imports from Venice, some of the Holy Roman Empire’s princes began poaching glassworkers from Murano in Italy in the 1530s, setting up their own manufactories for enamelled glass in southern Germany and the Tyrol region in Austria. The Fugger of Augsburg was one of the most wealthy and influential families in the region, having made their money as merchants and bankers. One of their descendants ordered a substantial glass dinner service in Venetian style, each piece prominently enamelled with the Fugger coat of arms. This serving dish is one of the rare survivals from that set.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Tazza, blown glass, enamelled, probably Austria (Hall-in-Tyrol), 1560-1580
Physical description
The coat of arms is that of Fugger of Suabia.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.0cm
conversion size only
Styles
Gallery label
The coat of arms is that of Fugger of Augsburg
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Summary
In order to compete with fashionable and expensive imports from Venice, some of the Holy Roman Empire’s princes began poaching glassworkers from Murano in Italy in the 1530s, setting up their own manufactories for enamelled glass in southern Germany and the Tyrol region in Austria. The Fugger of Augsburg was one of the most wealthy and influential families in the region, having made their money as merchants and bankers. One of their descendants ordered a substantial glass dinner service in Venetian style, each piece prominently enamelled with the Fugger coat of arms. This serving dish is one of the rare survivals from that set.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Dish with same coat of arms: Rückert 1982 (Bd I), nr. 149, refers to whole service with this coat of arms. Their dish bought from Art Dealer 1867. Gives very interesting bibliographic references, p. 88) Cf. Hamburg cat. 1995, nr. 42 with Fugger coat of arms
  • Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File
Other number
8493 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.310-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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