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The champagne coupe is a shallow, broad-bowled saucer shaped stemmed glass generally capable of containing 180 to 240 ml (6.1 to 8.1 US fl oz) of liquid. [4] [14] [15] [16] Originally called a tazza (cup), it first appeared circa 1663, when it was created by Venetian glassmakers employed at a Greenwich glass factory owned by the Duke of Buckingham. [5]
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12 Fantasias for Flute without Bass, composed and published in Hamburg by G.P.Telemann. Pennsylvania German 12 Fantasien für Flöte ohne Bass, komponiert und herausgegeben in Hamburg bei G.P.Telemann.
Artist Lizzo playing a crystal flute once owned by James Madison. A glass flute or crystal flute is a glass instrument briefly popular in the early 19th century. They are an unusual variety of the Western concert flute designed to preserve pitch and tone during temperature change better than the wood and ivory flutes available at the time of their manufacture.
Jazz. Jazz is a trademarked design that is featured on disposable cups. [1] The design was introduced in 1992, and is considered an icon of 1990s culture. Jazz has also become a meme and has gained a cult following.
The act of pouring out champagne in the sink ("sinking") has arisen in Sweden due to a ban on spraying champagne in bars. [24] In a similarly extravagant vein, Marilyn Monroe was reputed to have taken a bath in 350 bottles of Champagne. [25] The "saucer" shaped glass is another Champagne icon associated with a celebrity sex symbol.
Enamelled glass is mostly associated with glass vessels, but the same technique has often been used on flat glass. It has often been used as a supplementary technique in stained glass windows, to provide black linear detail, and colours for areas where great detail and a number of colours are required, such as the coats of arms of donors.
Girl with a Flute (Dutch: Meisje met de fluit) is a small painting by Johannes Vermeer. [1] It is currently believed to have probably been painted between 1669–1675. [ 2 ] It is owned by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. along with three paintings attributed to Vermeer: Woman Holding a Balance , A Lady Writing a Letter , and ...