id:			99419
accession number:	1919.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.10
updated:		2023-03-20 10:11:46.452000

Millefiori Bowl, AD 1–100. Italy, Roman, 1st Century. Glass; overall: 4.3 x 8.7 cm (1 11/16 x 3 7/16 in.); diameter of foot: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund 1919.10

title:				Millefiori Bowl
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creation date:			AD 1–100
creation date earliest:		1
creation date latest:		100
current location:		103 Roman
creditline:			General Income Fund
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culture:	Italy, Roman, 1st Century
technique:	glass
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Roman
type:		Glass
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 4.3 x 8.7 cm (1 11/16 x 3 7/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John Whiting, Boston, MA
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	Azeez Khayat (1875-1943), New York, NY
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	Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1919
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1919-
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fun fact:
<em>Millefiori</em>, Italian for “thousand flowers,” describes the ancient glass-making technique later revived by Venetian artisans.

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wall description:
Mosaic glass, also called <em>millefiori</em>, was cast in a two-part mold. Fused glass rods of different colors were bundled together into patterns, then sliced into disk-shaped cross sections. These were placed within the mold and heated until fused. After cooling, the vessel’s surface was fire- or wheel-polished.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Anderson Galleries, Inc. New York. <em>Ancient Works of Art....Collected by Azeez Khayat.</em> January 31 - February 1, 1919. Lot 29
	page number: 	Lot # 297, p. 7
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	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 37
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136263

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IMAGES

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