tazza
Object NameTazza
Made FromGlass
Date1500-1699
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueVetro a fili, applied, tooled
SizeOverall H: 13.8 cm, W: D: Diam (max):
Accession Number64.3.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive NotesA variation on the goblet form found in England is the tazza, which has a similar base and stem but a bowl that is much broader than it is tall. The bowl was either vertically sided and dish-shaped or, more commonly, very shallow and turned up slightly at the rim. Tazzas of the early 16th century were usually decorated with various combinations of filigree, although they could also be plain or decorated with simple trails.
Provenance
Former Collection
Wilhelm Henrich
- 1964