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bowl

Object NameBowl

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding, Metal

Dateabout 1500-1525

TechniqueBlown, gilded, enameled, applied

SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm; Rim Diam: 14.3 cm

Accession Number60.3.2

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Czechoslovak & Italian Glass

East Side Winter Antiques Show

Place Made

Italy, probably Venice

Physical DescriptionBowl. Colorless, with grayish tinge; translucent blue. Blown; applied, enameled, gilded. Bowl: slightly conical, with infolded rim and rounded base with low kick and pontil mark. Second gather applied to lower half of bowl and mold-blown with ribs radiating from center; applied foot-ring of colorless glass. Below rim, gilded band onto which row of dots of turquoise blue enamel paint was applied; this is framed by two rows of white dots accentuated with red specks. Thread of blue glass applied to bowl above ribs.
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