Bowl

ca. 1875–78

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

This ribbed bowl was made by fusing cross-sections of glass cane (murrine) into a sheet and forming it with a mold, a revived ancient technique called mosaic glass. Seven tiny faces surround a tulip-like flower at the center of each of the twenty-nine murrine.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Title: Bowl
Maker: Venezia-Murano Company (Italian 1872–1909)
Date: ca. 1875–78
Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
Medium: Glass, mosaic
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.78.147
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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