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Object NameCalcedonio Pitcher

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1500-1525

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 30 cm, W: 20.2 cm, Diam (max): 14.5 cm; Rim Diam: 8 cm

Accession Number2001.3.56

Credit LineGift of Robert and Deborah Truitt

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants

Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750

Moments of Vision: Venice and the Islamic World, ca. 1300-1700

Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Calcedonio is a marbled glass that imitates agate, a banded form of chalcedony. It was produced in Venice by Angelo Barovier (1405-1460), and it has remained in limited production ever since.

Physical DescriptionCalcedonio Pitcher. Calcedonio. Blown; applied. Bulbous body tapering, then slightly flaring to fire-polished rim; joined directly to high pedestal foot with outfolded rim. Long, tapering spout and solid ear-shaped handle applied to bulb; handle joins wrapped band around neck about 2.5 cm below rim.
Provenance

Source Robert Truitt - 2001

Source Deborah Truitt - 2001