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Object NameMosaic Glass Cane Slice
Maker
Giacomo Franchini
Made FromGlass
Date1845-1860
Place MadeItaly
Techniqueassembled, fused, miniaturized
SizeOverall Diam: 0.8 cm, Th: 0.2 cm
Accession Number68.1.26
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCased with transparent pink, one complex cane consisting of many canes made from rods of opaque white, blue, and black glass; canes of varying shapes, sizes, and colors made by fusing monochrome rods; groups of canes assembled, fused, and miniaturized, in two stages (rosette first, followed by inscription), then cased; finished cane broken into short sections, which were ground and polished. Slice of complex cane with circular cross-section, cased with transparent pink; at center, white cane with rosette of eight opaque blue petals; around central cane, continuous inscription of black letters on white background, ". LEVI . GABRIEL", each letter and period consisting of a separate cane.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1968-03-20
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
