Spanish glass in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America by Hispanic Society of America & Barber Edwin Atlee 1851-1916

Author:Hispanic Society of America & Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Glassware -- Spain
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 1917-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

(borracha) was often diagonally striated and possessed two tubes (one for filling and one for emptying) and a ring handle at the top. These vessels were carried by women to sprinkle rose water in religious processions. This Spanish glass, however, was usually thicker and heavier than the Italian and of more clumsy modeling.

Rare specimens of glass with enamel painting have been found in Spain which have been attributed to Barcelona. They date from the latter part of the fifteenth to the beginning of the seventeenth century. This variety of glass suggests an Eastern origin both in the shapes and the colors of the enamels, which include dark red, brown, black, yellow, blue, green, and white. The green color predominates and is usually of a peculiar yellowish tint. The Saracenic influence is shown in the designs, such as dogs, hares, deer, birds, and foliage. Fine examples of this variety are preserved in the museums of London, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Venice, and Berlin. In the Kunstgewerbe Museum of the last city is a tazza or circular dish decorated with figures of dogs and birds and foliage in enamel colors and in Saracenic style. Similar examples are in the collections of Sefior G. J. de Osma of Madrid and Senor Emilio Cabot of Barcelona. The Victoria and Albert

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