fragment
Object NameMillefiori Fragment
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 700-999 or possibly earlier
Place Madeprobably Near East
SizeOverall D: 4.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.427
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSection of probably a shallow bowl; opaque brick red glass; surface slightly dull and discolored through weathering; millefiori glass; object is part of rim and upper body of a rather shallow bowl with out-turned horizontal rim (ground); the millefiori elements consist of irregular motifs, with red centers surrounded by bluish-green, orange, and yellow glass.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
1675-1725
Corning Inc.
