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Chalice glass
    • Setting:
      Room VIII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      17th cent.
    • Materials:
      glass
    • Dimensions:
      height 195 mm, diameter 110 mm
    • Inventory:
      3905
    • Chalice glass (Inv. 3905)

The object is composed of a round foot, a hollow baluster stem, and a cup in the shape of an inverted cone. This design is typical of the à la façon de Venise [Venetian style] production found in Tuscany, particularly for ordinary glassware.