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History of Millefiori
The manufacture of mosaic beads can be traced back to Ancient Rome, Phoenician and Alexandrian times. Canes, probably made in Italy, have been found as far away as 8th century archaeological sites in Ireland, and millefiori was used in thin slices to brilliant effect in the early 7th century Anglo-Saxon jewellery from Sutton Hoo.
The technical knowledge for creating millefiori was lost by the eighteenth century, and the technique was not revived until the nineteenth century. Within several years of the technique's rediscovery, factories in Italy, France and England were manufacturing millefiori canes.
Until the 15th century, Murano glassmakers were only producing drawn Rosetta beads made from mould-made Rosetta canes. Rosetta beads are made by the layering of a variable number of layers of glass of various colors in a mould, and by pulling the soft glass from both ends until the cane has reached the desired thickness. It is then cut into short segments for further processing.
Creating Millefiori
Millefiori beads, 1920s
Roman Millefiori bead, 50BCE-300CE
The millefiori technique involves the production of glass canes or rods, known as murrine, with multicolored patterns which are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane. A murrine rod is heated in a furnace, pulled until thin while still maintaining the cross section's design, and then cut into beads or discs when cooled.
See also
Mille-fleur, a French term used to refer to a background composed of small flowers.
Glass museums and galleries
References
^ "Millefiori Beads". http://www.dphjewelry.com/art-n0711-103.html.
^ "Millefiori technique in clay". http://www.artsncrafts-ideas.com/millefiori-fimo-clay.php.
^ Susan Youngs (ed), "The Work of Angels", Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, 1989, British Museum Press, London, ISBN 0714105546
^ a b "History of millefiori". http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/barker/techniques/tech_millefiori.php.
^ a b c "History of the Murano Glass Pendant". http://www.fossilfly.com/Creating_a_Millefiore_Pendant.htm.
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Glass forming techniques
Commercial techniques
Float glass process Blowing and pressing (containers) Extrusion / Drawing (fibers, glasswool) Drawing (optical fibers) Precision glass moulding Overflow downdraw method Pressing Casting Cutting Flame polishing Chemical polishing Diamond turning Rolling
Artistic and historic techniques
Beadmaking Blowing Blown plate Broad sheet Caneworking Crown glass Cylinder blown sheet Engraving Etching Fourcault process Fusing Lampworking Machine drawn cylinder sheet Millefiori Polished plate Slumping Stained glass fusing Stained glass production
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Glossary of glass art terms
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