Glass plate with a view of SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Murano Miotti Glassworks (fl. c 1741)

Ashmolean Museum

1741 - 1741

The glass is of a type of lattimo (opaque white). Part of a group, generally considered to be one of the finest examples of 18th century Venetian glass work. Decorated with a view of SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice.

• Medium: glass
• Dimensions: 23 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £12500 ( Total: £12,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Robin Charleston

Provenance

Henry Fiennes Clinton (1720-94). Dukes of Newcastle (Clumber); sold 1937. Robert Charleston. (in memory of the late Robert Charleston).

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