Lidded Goblet with Aqua Chain

This lidded goblet has an aqua chain around the body, a merese, and a lid with a finial on the top. Learn more about this object in The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking by William Gudenrath renvenetian.cmog.org/object/li...
The Venetian glass industry enjoyed a golden age during the Renaissance. By the early 1500s, the wonders of Venetian glass were well known throughout western Europe. Not well known, however, was how these objects were made. Until now. The result of 30+ years of research by William Gudenrath, The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking - renvenetian.cmog.org - presents 35 complete reconstructions of Venetian glassmaking techniques through detailed 360˚ photography and high-definition video.

[@Supertomiman]

Thank you for finally showing the finished pieces at the end!!!!

[@belacickekl7579]

Wow, this guy is incredible! He makes it look so easy when there are a hundred small things he's doing at once that could all destroy the piece if messed up. Truly a master

[@imdrunken]

Bill why must you make things look so easy, great job

[@shah8496]

Hope this guy gets paid well. Pure Hardwork, dedication & skill.

[@ATMAtim]

Another great video of Bill working his magic. I love his work!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@lovekiss]

So satisfying to watch especially at the end how the lids fits

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@suse2424]

you are really a magician!

[@stefanwild326]

dayum, that's what I call a tight fit - bravo maestro!

[@bluemtnsman]

Magnificent.

[@technicaldavish6535]

very hard working work

[@taragnatelise4021]

Très beau. Quel artiste !

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@kaitlinski493]

Oh man, the quick way they take it in, and out of the furnace makes me so nervous!

[@chiseler151]

i have never used molten glass but the consistency to me appears like soft taffy that can be broken

[@coen555]

Depends on the temperature. In fact not only the "temperature" but the layers of temperature.

[@benjaminpeters7184]

As a flame worker, I really wish glass would stay molten like this for me for longer ha ha, that boro doesn't stay juicy for long

[@chiseler151]

must be strange feeling such heat from such a tiny glob of glass

[@ljudmilahabarova5813]

Мастеру браво!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching, Ljudmila!

[@kathydurr266]

What would something like this cost to buy?

[@thelambdafunction]

Takes 12 minutes to make one... Few seconds from an arguing couple to break it

[@hbbjojowa9016]

Silvio Rispol Glass like the girl Hehehehe so the girl when she grows up broken Treasury In extended Remct of the eye

[@athenatheone6365]

Silvio Rispoli 13*

[@radsical1392]

So is the excess glass recycled? How about those canes that have white inside of clear, how do you recycle those?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Great question, colorless glass can be remelted in the furnace for future use. Colored glass can't be remelted in the furnace with colorless glass since it will contaminate the colorless glass, so colored glass scraps are recycled by third-party vendors. Thanks for watching!

[@radsical1392]

Corning Museum of Glass thank you!

[@Jlawson165]

Does this guy take commissions for bongs?

[@rickhapstley3866]

Italian renaissance style bong ? why not !

[@Botemedlet]

So, why are mereses needed? Or are they just for the visuals?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

+André J --In Renaissance Venetian glass, the only mereses that are functionally indispensable are the ones that we see at the lower end of stems. For the join of the stem and foot to be of sufficient strength to survive the breaking off of the punty (not to mention the stresses of usage), a merese seems to have been deemed essential. Because we see so many examples of goblets, etc. built with no other mereses than theses, I feel safe in saying that all other mereses are, essentially, decorative. Many thanks for the question, Bill Gudenrath

[@Botemedlet]

Corning Museum of Glass Interesting! Thanks for the answer! :)

[@chiseler151]

oblate spheroid

[@no_alias_for_me]

Guys, mute these videos and listen to some hardcore DnB while watching this.

[@Dave-yl8rf]

The man looks like James Spader

[@technicaldavish6535]

if I am the judge I will give him 100/1000

[@komalbhullar7209]

‘🌽🌗

[@bradydomann3102]

Anyone else feeling like this one was so extra??