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