Barovier Cup
A blue Murano goblet with painted wedding processions, from the first glass master of the Renaissance.
Angelo Barovier is credited with creating the clear cristallo glass of Murano. The cup was probably a wedding gift. It is in the Museo del Vetro on Murano.
Materials: Cobalt-blue glass with enamel and gold
Manufacture: Blown in blue glass and painted with enamels and gold, fused in a second firing.
The deep blue colour and the painted riders and ladies in the band round the bowl.
Beaded borders of enamel framing the pictures.