Basket

Unknown

first half 18th century · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

As they spread throughout Early Modern Europe, Venice’s glassmaking techniques transformed ordinary tableware into a tantalizing variety of sophisticated and textured forms. Though the base of this Flemish basket was blown, the walls were formed by manipulating hot trails of glass into a lacelike structure. The basket was probably meant to hold a sugary dessert.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Glass

Culture

Dutch

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

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