| Murano Italy, a small town north of
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| | are straight striped, some are spiral and
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| Venice, has set the world standard for
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| | may then be shaped into balls and
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| glasswork and beads, including Murano
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| | teardrop shapes. In modern times the
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| Rosary Beads, making it the glass capital
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| | glass created though the 1950s is
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| of the world,. Tracing back to the 9th
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| | considered one of the most sought after.
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| century, Murano glass and beads have a
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| | In the late 20th century, the problem of
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| long history. The artwork, innovation and
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| | counterfeiting Murano Glass entered the
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| craftsmanship have grown in tradition
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| | market. Asia was making replicas of the
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| though the centuries. Murano was a large
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| | glassware, vases and millefiore, a
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| port, along with Venice allowing it to
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| | process where buy an image is placed into
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| use the glass as a trading state with its
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| | the glass rod itself and then becoming
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| is Asian and African neighbors. One of
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| | part of the blown bead, Prior to 1849, it
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| the earliest uses and stories was about
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| | was called mosaic. Millefiori in Murano
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| how glass was blown into the shape of
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| | beads always contain a very distinctive
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| bottles dating back as far as 1083 and
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| | flower pattern. In response the
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| elevated to the glass capital of the
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| | Promovetro, or glassmakers consortium,
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| world in the 13th century. In the 1930s
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| | came up with a Murano trademark, a lilac
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| there was a distinctive shift in Murano
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| | sticker that displays a cana de soffio or
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| Glass, lead by Ermanno Toso. He changed
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| | glass blowers pipe and the Italian words,
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| the focus of the items made to a more
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| | Artistic Glass Murano so that it is
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| modern theme. Murano glass and the island
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| | difficult to copy. This was registered
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| itself has withstood the test of two
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| | with the European Union. In 2003 it was
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| world wars, and in the 40s was
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| | necessary for the city of Venice to once
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| reinvigorated post World War II, making
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| | again make a new Trademark designed by
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| the 1950s one of the more artistically
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| | the French artist, Mathieu Thibautto.
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| memorable sets of years. Among the artist
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| | This allowed for Murano glass stay
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| techniques employed, glass blowers used
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| | exclusive and making counterfeits lacking
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| the technique called filigrana, where the
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| | in the quality and history that Murano
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| glass blower takes the glass blowing pipe
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| | glass beads have come to represent.
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| and roll over the canes of glass each a
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| | Beth Guide is the webmaster for
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| unique striping for the bead. Some beads
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| | Faith-Full.
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