Filigree Tazza
CultureItalian | Venetian
Datemid-16th century
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (9.2 x 17.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by The Chrysler Museum Glass Associates
Object number95.12
Not on view
Label TextTAZZA
Venice, Italy
Mid-16th century
Blown glass with opaque white filigree.
Gift of the Chrysler Museum Glass Associates 95.12
The decorative motif in the bottom of this tazza was created by pinching pairs of radial filigree cans into a pattern in the manner of "nipt-diamond-waies."
late 16th century-early 17th century
16th century
19th century
late 16th - early 17th century
