The Nasrid Glass Tableware

Opening time: Saturdays from 12.00am during May
Place: Hall VII, Museum of the Alhambra, Palace of Charles V
Although certainly the Nasrid glass tableware is not as well-known as the ceramic tableware it should not be considered less important. Our present knowledge indicates that glass plays a significant role in the manufacture of crockery.
Some glass pieces resemble the ceramic pieces of the time but some also present new shapes. The particular properties of glass allow a variety of shapes not possible with ceramic materials.

On the other hand, the use given to the pieces is also an important factor. A particular case is the Nasrid glass, made of so transparent and thin glass that you can clearly see the content. The most widely used glass blowing techniques were free-blowing, mould-blowing  and carving. The decoration techniques are varied, among which we can mention high-relief, clipping and embossing.  

The funds of the Museum of the Alhambra have an important representation of moulded glasses, decorated with barley grains or geometrical patterns typical of the Moorish decoration and motifs.