Murrine bowl with faces
In 1861, Abbot Vicenzo Zanetti helped to revive the Venetian glass industry by opening a museum and archive in Murano. Jarves turned to Zanetti for advice when forming the glass collection that he donated to the Met in 1881. This example from the Jarves collection imitates ancient Roman mosaic glass, interspersed with tiny faces.
Artwork Details
- Title: Murrine bowl with faces
- Artist: Vincenzo Moretti (Italian, 1835–1901)
- Maker: Venezia-Murano Company (Italian 1872–1909)
- Date: ca. 1880
- Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
- Medium: Glass
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (7.9 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of James Jackson Jarves, 1881
- Object Number: 81.8.207
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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