Cane Slice

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Object Name: 
Cane Slice
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice
Accession Number: 
93.3.32
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: .7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1843-1845
Credit Line: 
Gift of Giovanni Sarpillon
Primary Description: 
The cane section depicts the man in the moon in opaque white glass facing right with facial features outlined in red. The circle of the moon is indicated in white against an opaque, pale blue background. The picture cane is encased in increasingly darker shades of blue, and a final layer of colorless glass including a circle of opaque white stars.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Sarpellon, Giovanni, Former Collection
1993
Color: 
Opaque white, blue, colorless
blue
Technique: 
blown colorless, millefiori

Publications (2)

Miniature di vetro: murrine 1838-1924 (1990) illustrated, p. 43, #410; BIB# 33778
Miniature di vetro: murrine 1838-1924 (1990) illustrated, p. 43, #410; BIB# 33778