One of Twenty-Three Sheets of Drawings of Glassware (Mirrors, Chandeliers, Goblets, etc.)
Medium
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite
Dimensions
14 x 19 in. (35.6 x 48.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.788.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the shimmering world of 19th-century Venetian craftsmanship with *One of Twenty-Three of Drawings of GlasswareMirrors, Chandel, Goblets, etc.)*, created by the Compagnia di e Murano between 1850 and 1880. This intricate sheet, part of a larger series preserved at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, meticulous renderings of elegant glass objects—mirrors, chandeliers goblets, vases, bottles. Produced by a prominent glassmaking firm from Venice and the island of Murano, renowned for its centuries-old tradition of exquisite glasswork, these drawings served as design prototypes or trade catal...
About the Artist
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano · 1872–1909
**Compagnia di Venezia e Murano: Reviving Ancient Glass Mastery** The Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (C.V.M.), a pioneering Venetian glass firm, emerged from the vision of English archaeologist Austen Henry Layard, antiquarian William Drake, and lawyer Antonio Salviati, who founded it in 1866 in London as Salviati & C. Layard, drawing on his expertise in ancient artifacts, directed the company—ren...