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trembleuse
trembleuse

trembleuse

Object NameCup (Trembleuse) of Chalcedony Glass
Made FromAgate glass
Date1700-1800
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 8.7 cm; D (rim): 7.3 cm; D (foot): 3.1 cm
Accession Number53.3.47 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Czechoslovak & Italian Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
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
Former Collection Mrs. Applethwaite-Abbot - 1953
Source Cecil Davis - 1953