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Paris [75] Musée du Louvre

© Musée du Louvre, Anne Chauvet

This glass with a sumptuously decorated foot was found in the house known as "au Portrait de Louis XIII". It is an imitation of Venetian glass produced in Murano, particularly sought after in the 17th century.

Where to find it

Paris [75] Musée du Louvre
99, rue de Rivoli Palais du Louvre
75001 Paris

Commune of discovery

Paris 1

Locality

Louvre, Cour Napoléon

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1984 – 1986

Chief Scientist

Yves de Kisch, Pierre-Jean Trombetta

Inventory number

CN 10120

Scope

Daily life ➔ Art of the table

Materials

Glass

Chronological period

Modern period [1492 / 1789]

Dating the object

1600 – 1700

Dimensions

H. 15.7 cm, d. 6.5 cm,

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