Dish
ca. 1730 (made)
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This dish is inscribed ‘Al Gies Murano’ (At the Sign of Jesus) on the base. This is the name of the glasshouse of the Miotti, an ancient Muranese family of glassmakers. In the 18th century this glasshouse specialised in enamelled opaque white glass. Exactly the same type of decoration to be seen here can be found on an ‘oriental-style’ perfume sprinkler that was clearly made for the market in the Near East. The similarity suggests that the same might be true for this dish.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque white glass, enamelled |
| Brief description | Dish, opaque white glass, enamelled, Italy (Venice), made by the Miotti Glasshouse, 1725-30 |
| Physical description | Saucer of opaque-white glass with enamelled decoration featuring a prrot in the centre and a floral border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Al Giesù Murano' (maker's mark on the bottom)
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| Gallery label | The inscription 'Al Giesù Murano' on the base gives the name of the glasshoue of the Miotti, an ancient Muranese family of glassmakers. The shape of a similarly decorated perfume sprinkler suggests that these wares may have been made for the Near Eastern market. |
| Summary | This dish is inscribed ‘Al Gies Murano’ (At the Sign of Jesus) on the base. This is the name of the glasshouse of the Miotti, an ancient Muranese family of glassmakers. In the 18th century this glasshouse specialised in enamelled opaque white glass. Exactly the same type of decoration to be seen here can be found on an ‘oriental-style’ perfume sprinkler that was clearly made for the market in the Near East. The similarity suggests that the same might be true for this dish. |
| Other number | 8966 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.31-1932 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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