Tazza: MAR.C.120-1912

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Maker(s)

Glasshouse: Court Glasshouse (Possibly)
Glasshouse: Unknown (Possibly)

Entities

Tazza

Categories

Glass

Description

Of slightly purplish-grey glass, thrown, with moulded knop. Plain bowl on a tall stem with a moulded knop with lion masks and cartouches. Traces of gilding. Plain foot.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6 in
Height: 5 7/8 in

Place(s) associated

Innsbruck ⪼ Tyrol ⪼ Austria
Venice ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early#
Circa 1570 CE - Circa 1590 CE Circa 1570 CE - Circa 1610 CE

Note

Formerly attributed firmly to Venice, but corresponds closely to tazze attributed either to the Court Glasshouse at InnsbrUck in the Austrian Tyrol or to Venice, c. 1570-90

Components of the work

Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Glass at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.120-1912
Primary reference Number: 27950
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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