Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MMA_.17.194.226

amicoid

MMA_.17.194.226

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

aly

2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Description:

The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce. Experimentation with the new technique led some craftsmen to combine it with glass-casting and pottery-molding techniques to create the so-called mold-blowing process. Mold-blown glass vessels are particularly attractive and were common in the first century A.D. The earliest makers of mold-blown glass probably came from Syria-Palestine, although their wares quickly became popular throughout the Roman empire. Cyprus, where this vessel was found, was one of many locales for glass manufacture. A few glassblowers distinguished themselves by putting their names on the molds; the most famous and gifted of these craftsmen was Ennion, who was active during the first decades of the first century A.D.

opd

The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce. Experimentation with the new technique led some craftsmen to combine it with glass-casting and pottery-molding techniques to create the so-called mold-blowing process. Mold-blown glass vessels are particularly attractive and were common in the first century A.D. The earliest makers of mold-blown glass probably came from Syria-Palestine, although their wares quickly became popular throughout the Roman empire. Cyprus, where this vessel was found, was one of many locales for glass manufacture. A few glassblowers distinguished themselves by putting their names on the molds; the most famous and gifted of these craftsmen was Ennion, who was active during the first decades of the first century A.D.

Description

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Roman

crc

European; Southern European; Roman

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Roman

crt

Roman

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion

otn

Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion

Title

false

View:

Principal view

rid

Principal view

View

false

Creation Date:

first half of 1st century A.D.

oct

first half of 1st century A.D.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1

ocs

1

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

50

oce

50

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Glass

omd

Glass

Materials and Techniques

false

Style or Period:

Julio-Claudian

std

Julio-Claudian

Style or Period

false

Creation Place:

found on Cyprus

ocp

found on Cyprus

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

met

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

oon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York

oop

New York, New York

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

17.194.226

ooa

17.194.226

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

ooc

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Credit Line

false

Copyright:

ors

Copyright

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

orl

<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

Log In Thumbnail Count 50 100 250 Thumbnail Size Small Medium Large Theme Dark White More Settings	Select the category to search in All - Search Catalog Data Catalog Data & text in Documents Search By Date Range Advanced Search
COLLECTIONS All Collections The AMICA Library EXPLORE Browse All Media Groups Presentations External Media Search Browse Facets Workspace CREATE Media Groups Presentations SHARE EMBED PRINT HELP

MEDIA INFORMATION

Mold-blown vessel signed by Ennion