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During the Renaissance Europeans prized cristallo for its transparency and delicacy. Thinly blown, this tall and elegant bottle recaptures the effects of early Venetian forms. Threads of colored glass provide structure to a vessel that otherwise appears weightless.
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Title: Bottle with stopper
Date: ca. 1860–80
Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Height (with stopper): 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of James Jackson Jarves, 1881
Accession Number: 81.8.283a, b
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