Wineglass

Art Historical Context

This elegant 17th-century wineglass, standing at 19.7 cm tall, hails from the renowned glassmaking tradition of Venice, Italy—likely Murano, the epicenter of European glass innovation. Crafted from colorless (slightly tan) nonlead glass, a hallmark of Venetian soda-lime compositions prized for their clarity and workability before the advent of lead crystal, it exemplifies the luxury tableware that graced the tables of Europe's elite during the Baroque era. The glass showcases a virtuoso display of techniques: blown to form its graceful shape, pattern-molded for subtle textured motifs, trailed...