Beaker of filigree glass
The white threads in this glass are made of lattimo, or ‘milk glass’. Its opaque white colour comes from the addition of tin oxide or arsenic to molten glass, which creates microcrystals that reflect light. Here the milk-glass filaments have been fused with the transparent glass. In Italian this technique is called vetro a fili (‘glass with threads’). In the English-speaking world it is known as ‘filigree’ glass.
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Beaker of filigree glass
The white threads in this glass are made of lattimo, or ‘milk glass’. Its opaque white colour comes from the addition of tin oxide or arsenic to molten glass, which creates microcrystals that reflect light. Here the milk-glass filaments have been fused with the transparent glass. In Italian this technique is called vetro a fili (‘glass with threads’). In the English-speaking world it is known as ‘filigree’ glass.
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Gift of Jonkvrouw M.M. Snouck van Loosen, Enkhuizen
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Schenking van jkvr. M.M. Snouck van Loosen, Enkhuizen
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description
De witte draden in dit glas be ...... rdt het filigraanglas genoemd.
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The white threads in this glas ...... is known as ‘filigree’ glass.
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BK-NM-8207
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Rijksmuseum
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Beaker of filigree glass
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Beker van filigraanglas
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type
created
c. 1600 - c. 1700
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ca. 1600 - ca. 1700
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extent
diameter 5,4 cm
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diameter 5.4 cm
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height 14.2 cm
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hoogte 14,2 cm
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Collectie: glas
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Collection: glass
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temporal
17e eeuw
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17th century
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