Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on es.wikipedia.org 12 fantasías para flauta solo (Telemann) Usage on fr.wikipedia.org 12 fantaisies pour flûte seule
Pair of 18th century opaque twist stem glasses. A wine glass is a type of glass that is used for drinking or tasting wine. Most wine glasses are stemware (goblets), composed of three parts: the bowl, stem, and foot. There are a wide variety of slightly different shapes and sizes, some considered especially suitable for particular types of wine.
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.
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.
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 ...