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The Rothschild Bowl

Object NameBowl

Made FromLattimo glass, Enamel, Gold

Dateabout 1500-1510

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)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads

Gloria dell Arte

Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750

Title Unknown (Palace of Legion of Honor)

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This bowl is made in an opaque milky-white (lattimo) glass.

Place Made

Italy, Venice

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.
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