Vase

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:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
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
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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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