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This glass vase was made by the firm of Antonio Salviati in Venice in the 1870s.

The surface of the glass is splashed and waved in bright iridescent colours known as 'Murrhine' glass.

Antonio Salviati (1816-90) played a significant role in the revival of the Venetian glass industry in the late 1850s. He founded a company to manufacture mosaics and placed the direction of the workshop under Lorenzo Radi. Radi's vessel glass became highly regarded throughout Europe in the 1860s and 1870s. By 1862 Salviati's company was employing over 200 workers.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-105-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1879.20.11
• Date: 1870s
  19th century
  
• Material: Glass, murrhine, surface splashed and waved in bright iridescent colours
  
• Dimensions: 9.50" H x 8.00" W across handles
  
• What:
• Subject: European glass
  
• Who:
• Where: Italy, Venice
  
• Event:
• Description: Two handled vase of murrhine glass with surface splashed and waved in bright iridescent colours: Italian, Venetian, 19th century
  
• References:
  • Evans, G. Souvenirs From Roman Times to the Present Day. Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Ltd, 1999, pp 31-2. 
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