A Venetian engraved latticino plate
Artist: Venetian
Location: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Date: 1575
Materials: glass
Dimensions: diameter: 26.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £4,066 (Total: £16,265)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 2823 (1980)
Description:
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.
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