Wineglass
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Glass, yellowish tint
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (18.7 × 18.7 cm)
Classification
Glass
Culture
Italian, Venice (Murano)
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.158.11
Art Historical Context
This elegant 17th-century wine hails from Murano, the legendary island near Venice renowned as Europe's glassmaking capital since the 13th century. Crafted glass with a distinctive yellowish tint—likely resulting from the era's soda-lime formulas and mineral impurities—the vessel measures a compact 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 inches, perfect for savoring fine wines at Renaissance banquets. Its simple yet refined form exemplifies the everyday luxury of Venetian decorative arts, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection, acquired through the Rogers Fund i...