Wineglass

Italian, Venice (Murano) or façon de Venise possibly Dutch

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


In the fifteenth century, Murano, the glass-making center of Venice, developed cristallo, a nearly colorless and highly manipulable glass. Vessels made of cristallo were prized throughout Europe for their clarity and delicacy. Venice came to dominate the luxury glass market. By the seventeenth century, when this wineglass was produced, the glassware was very thinly blown and incredibly lightweight. The hollow stem contributes to the seeming weightlessness of the vessel.

Wineglass, Glass, blown with applied decoration, Italian, Venice (Murano) or façon de Venise possibly Dutch

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Wineglass, Glass, blown with applied decoration, Italian, Venice (Murano) or façon de Venise possibly Dutch
Wineglass, Glass, blown with applied decoration, Italian, Venice (Murano) or façon de Venise possibly Dutch
Wineglass, Glass, blown with applied decoration, Italian, Venice (Murano) or façon de Venise possibly Dutch

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