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trembleuse
trembleuse

trembleuse

Object NameCup and Saucer (Trembleuse)
Made FromAgate Glass, Aventurine Flakes
Date1700-1800
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown
Size(A) Cup H: 8.7 cm, Diam (max): 7.3 cm; (B) Saucer H: 4.6 cm, Diam (max): 10.8 cm
Accession Number53.3.47
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The socketed saucer held the cup steady and prevented spillage.
Physical DescriptionCup and Saucer (trembleuse). Calcedonio, aventurine. Blown; sprinkled aventurine flakes. Bell shaped beaker with fire-polished rim and applied flat foot-ring; saucer consisting of broad foot tapering upward, with uneven base that curves to shallow plate with curved, fire-polished rim; pontil mark on base. Inside of both parts is greenish blue; outside of saucer is decorated with oval spots of aventurine glass melted into surface.
Provenance
Source Cecil Davis - 1953