A Venetian engraved latticino plate

Venetian

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

1575

This plate illustrates the three main decorative techniques used in Venetian glass at this period - latticino (i.e. milky glass) threads, granular gilding, and diamond-point engraving. The plate is decorated with winged satyrs holding cornucopia, swags with eagles and lion masks.

• Medium: glass
• Dimensions: diameter: 26.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £4066 ( Total: £16,265)
• ArtFunded in: 1980
• Vendor: Christie's

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