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Goblet with Inner Blue Ball

Goblet with Inner Blue Ball

This goblet has a blown blue ball inside the cup.  In this video, the ball is attached to the inner part of the cup.

Transcript

A number of Renaissance Venetian objects have a curious decorative ball.  This is attached with a teeny bit of hot glass we call a glue bit.  Here’s the finished goblet.  The ball has been made separately, a tiny amount of glass added to its tip, pressed in, and broken free of its punty.  The entire vessel is flashed, broken free of its punty, and annealed.

object information
Decorative Technique(s):
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Goblet with Inner Blue Ball
Accession Number:
Dimensions:
Overall H: 15.9 cm; Rim Diam: 10.3 cm
Date:
1500-1699
Place Made:
Venice, Italy
Credit:
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Goblet with Inner Blue Ball

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