Perfume bottle
The Museum has a considerable collection of Venetian nineteenth-century millefiori and other wares, recreating first century Roman glass. This piece, however, is remarkable for its small scale. One of the canes—a cock's head in profile—is an emblem of Murano.
Artwork Details
- Title: Perfume bottle
- Maker: Probably by Fratelli Toso
- Date: ca. 1900
- Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
- Medium: Glass, metal cap
- Dimensions: Height: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Rossella Junck, 2000
- Object Number: 2000.55a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Italian, Venice, Murano
ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
Italian, Venice (Murano)
ca. 1860–80
Italian, Venice (Murano)
17th–18th century
Castellani
Luigi Podio
before 1888
Italian, Venice (Murano)
ca. 1860–1880
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