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| Keywords: Salviati & Co - Ewer - Walters 47347 - Three Quarter.jpg Salviati Company produced faithful copies of ancient vessels but the firm was also known for original fanciful designs New creations such as this ewer combined the styles and techniques of ancient Egypt with forms associated with Renaissance Venice In ancient Egypt vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core Once the glass had melted around the core glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and combed the trails with a pointed tool to create patterns The ewer combines the ancient trailing and combing techniques with the later technique of glass blowing to produce an entirely new effect late 19th-early 20th century glass cm 13 97 approx accession number 47 347 35869 Henry Walters Baltimore 1911 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Salviati and the Antique Ancient Inspiration for Modern Glassmaking The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 19th-century glassware Collections of the Walters Art Museum Salviati glassmakers | ||||
