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Winged glass

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1700 · façon de Venise; glassblowing; glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The stem of this glass consists of a hollow blown thread of transparent and blue glass, symmetrically twisted in complex loops. Because of the shape of the stem resembles bird or insect wings, this form is known in English by the German term Flügelglas ('winged glass').

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

serpent-stem glass kelkglas vleugelglas

Credit lineFlügelglas. c. 1650 - c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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