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bowl

Object NameBowl

Manufacturer Salviati

Made FromNon-lead glass, Foil

Dateabout 1879

Place MadeItaly, Venice

Techniqueblown, laminated, cased, iridized

SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm; Rim Diam: 9.2 cm

Accession Number82.3.54

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

The Yearning for Venetian Glass: Beauty that Traversed Oceans and Time

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent yellow, blue, pale green, red, and opaque white non-lead glasses; silver-colored foil; blown, laminated. Ovoid shape, exterior formed of colored arcs of green, yellow, blue, and red-banded-colorless glass; a layer of silver-colored foil on the inside, encased by a layer of colorless glass; small applied disk foot; rough pontil mark; white painted number "1879.1.2" inscribed on the foot; the foot and interior of the bowl faintly iridized.
Provenance

Source Royal Scottish Museum - 1982