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The Rothschild Bowl
The Rothschild Bowl

The Rothschild Bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromLattimo glass, Enamel, Gold
Dateabout 1500-1510
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilt, applied
SizeOverall H: 5.9 cm; Rim Diam: 14.1 cm; Foot Diam: 6.3 cm
Accession Number76.3.17
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Museum Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Palace of Legion of Honor)
Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750
Gloria dell Arte
Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This bowl is made in an opaque milky-white (lattimo) glass.
Physical DescriptionBowl, "The Rothschild Bowl". Bowl: circular, with curved sides, everted fire-polished rim, and trailed foot-ring; pontil mark on base. Exterior is decorated with wide gold band in fish scale pattern; at center of each scale, dark blue enamel dot; bands of turquoise blue dots and dark red motif resembling lily of the valley suspended from each pair of blue dots. Interior is decorated with bust length profile of young man, facing left, outlined in black; his face is shaded pink, and his hair is gilded. He is dressed in red brown and white. To his left is banderole inscribed “EG/O VOBI/S SERV/O SON.” On either side, blue sky and clouds, and turquoise blue hills; tuft of fine grass in black enamel springs from hill at right.

Moving out from center, portrait is encircled by band of light green enamel dots on gold ground, band of pairs of light blue dots with red motif resembling lily of the valley springing from each pair of blue dots, and band of pairs of light green dots with light blue motif resembling lily of the valley springing from each pair. On underside of base, rectangular brownish paper label, embossed “HUNEGG” and inscribed “V A 69”(?) in ink; circular tan paper label inscribed “218” in ink.
Provenance
Source Sunday Art, Inc. - 1976-06-30
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