The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 22, 2025

Millefiori Bowl

1–100 CE
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.)
General Income Fund 1919.10
Location: 103 Roman

Did You Know?

Millefiori, Italian for “thousand flowers,” describes the ancient glass-making technique later revived by Venetian artisans.

Description

Mosaic glass, also called millefiori, 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.
  • John Whiting, Boston, MA
    Azeez Khayat (1875-1943), New York, NY
    -1919
    Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1919-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Anderson Galleries, Inc. New York. Ancient Works of Art....Collected by Azeez Khayat. January 31 - February 1, 1919. Lot 29 Lot # 297, p. 7
    "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38. Mentioned: p. 37 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Millefiori Bowl|url=false|author=|year=1–100 CE|access-date=22 March 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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