Bottle with stopper

ca. 1860–80

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

During the Renaissance Europeans prized cristallo for its transparency and delicacy. Thinly blown, this tall and elegant bottle recaptures the effects of early Venetian forms. Threads of colored glass provide structure to a vessel that otherwise appears weightless.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Bottle with stopper
Date: ca. 1860–80
Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano)
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Height (with stopper): 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of James Jackson Jarves, 1881
Object Number: 81.8.283a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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