Drinking bottle (Porrón)

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18th century · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This drinking vessel made in the Catalonia region was blown with a white-threaded filigrana decoration first developed in Murano. Its distinctively long-spouted, bottle shape is particular to Spain. Drinking from this vessel is tricky: the wine is poured from a distance directly into the drinker's mouth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Glass

Culture

Spanish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891