Beaker with Cobalt Trailing

1275–1325

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307

Though clear glass with and without colored trailing is generally associated with the renowned glassmaking workshops of late Medieval Murano, vessels such as
this piece suggest that glassmakers north of the Alps were experimenting with the decorative possibilities from a relatively early date.

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Title: Beaker with Cobalt Trailing
Date: 1275–1325
Culture: Central European
Medium: Clear glass, cobalt trails
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 11.5 cm)
at foot: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Glass-Vessels
Credit Line: Gift of the Apanagial Estate Abrau, 1906
Object Number: 06.140
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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