Nef Ewer

Murano, Italylate 16th century

Details

Title: Nef Ewer
Creator: Murano, Italy
Date Created: late 16th century
Physical Dimensions: 12 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 5 in. (31.12 × 26.67 × 12.7 cm)
Type: DECORATIVE ART
External Link: See more at collection.mam.org
Medium: Colorless cristallo and blue glass with gilded ornamentation
Art Movement: Mannerist, Renaissance
Depicted Topic: sailing vessels
Technique Terms: gilding, glassblowing
Place Made: Murano
Physical Attributes: bases (object components), blue, cristallo, feet, lattices, spouts, stems
Object Type Terms: nefs
Material Terms: blown glass, cristallo, gilding, gold
Image Source: Milwaukee Art Museum, John Nienhuis
Credit Line: Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Gabriele Flagg Pfeiffer M1988.135

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