Blown glass ewer - murano - art nouveau - period: early 20th century

Very beautiful ewer in white murano glass, blue and red filigree, mouth-blown. The ewer is a container used to serve drinks until the 17th-18th century. Generally in precious gold or silver metal, finely sculpted and chiseled, it takes the form of an elegantly shaped vase, generally taller than wide, mounted on a foot, and having a spout and a handle. Its name comes from the word aigue meaning water in old french (like the locality of aigues-mortes) the ewer was widely used throughout the middle ages and the renaissance. In the 18th century, it was replaced by the crystal carafe and the earthenware water pitcher. This container or water pot was originally intended to serve water on tables. It was also used for washing. Period: early 20th century dimensions: height: 33cm – width: 16cm filigree glass is the translation into french of the old venetian term “vetro a filigrana”; this name covers a set of varieties of transparent blown glass in which drawn glass threads (“cane”) of white color or various colors are incorporated. “latticino” or “latticinio” is an italian term that has fallen into disuse and also refers to “vetro a filigrana”. Under this generic term we distinguish three categories of decorations with different graphics: the “vetro a fili” where the “canes” form parallel lines, the “vetro a retorti” in which they are previously twisted into spirals and the “vetro a reticello “in which they intersect to form a fishnet, a delicate net in which tiny air bubbles are trapped. These refined and luxurious venetian glass techniques appeared during the renaissance, during the 16th century, from the first quarter of the century to the last quarter, depending on their degree of complexity.