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Object NameMosaic Cane Slice
Maker
Giovanni Battista Franchini
(Italian, 1804-1873)
Made FromGlass, Cardstock
Date1840-1843
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueMosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 0.2 cm, Diam: 0.3 cm
Accession Number2011.3.46
Credit LineGift of Giovanni Sarpellon
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, red, green, yellow, grayish-purple, and white glass; mosaic glass technique. Circular cane slice with three central stars: one white outlined in red with red center, one blue outlined in yellow, and one grayish-purple outlined in white and blue with blue center. Three smaller multi-pointed white stars outlined in green. Cane slice mounted on square piece of cardstock with "174" written on reverse.Provenance
Source
Giovanni Sarpellon
(Italian) - 2011-06-14
about 300-50 BCE
possibly about 1887; perhaps 1312-1326
probably 1850-1900
2010-2011