bowl
Object NameCovered Bowl
Made FromGlass, Gold
Date1500-1599
Place MadeItaly, Venice
Techniquemold blown, applied, assembled
SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm; Diam (max): 8.8 cm
Accession Number2000.3.8 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Musée Ariana, Geneva)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionCovered Bowl. Vessel: colorless, with grayish tinge; translucent blue. Mold-blown; applied, assembled. Lid: colorless; bubbly; gold. Mold-blown; applied. Bowl with cover. Cylindrical bowl with fire-polished rim and rounded, mold-blown (18 ribs) base, joined by glue-bit to flattened mold-blown knop of blue glass; attached directly to mold-blown (22 ribs) pedestal foot with dark blue ribbon applied to rim. Bowl is decorated with two horizontal blue bands applied at about one-third height, just above ribbing. Mold-blown domed cover with mold-blown flattened ball knop finial topped by applied prunt in dark blue glass that is partly gilded. Dome shows honeycomb pattern, with traces of gilding.Provenance
Source
Christie's, Paris
- 2000-03-28
