Large murrine bowl

Venezia-Murano Company Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

This unpolished bowl is similar to the mounted example displayed in 1881 in Milan, at Italy’s first Universal Exposition. It is characteristic of murrine decoration, a term coined by Abbot Zanetti in the nineteenth century to describe the imitation of ancient Roman mosaic glass. Venetian bead makers helped to perfect the technique.

Large murrine bowl, Venezia-Murano Company (Italian 1872–1909), Glass, Italian, Venice (Murano)

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Large murrine bowl, Venezia-Murano Company (Italian 1872–1909), Glass, Italian, Venice (Murano)
Large murrine bowl, Venezia-Murano Company (Italian 1872–1909), Glass, Italian, Venice (Murano)

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