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After 15th-century Italian alchemists developed an opaque, white glass they called "lattimo" from latte , meaning milk, others refined the process.
Art, Technology, Design, Crisscrossing the Globe Lee Lawrence 2011
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In addition, the popularity of Chinese porcelain among European nobility fueled discovery and production of the white glass mimicking porcelain (lattimo).
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To support these trends Murano artists and artisans returned to techniques of the past such as filigree, murrino, and lattimo.
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The glass is developed using refined technologies such as crystalline glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass.
reesetee commented on the word lattimo
From the Italian latte ("milk"), opaque white glass, usually made so by tin oxide or arsenic.
November 9, 2007
sionnach commented on the word lattimo
So if this shows up on the Starbucks menu, maybe we should give it a miss?
On the other hand, one can imagine this being served as a post-prandial treat at the Casa Borgia.
November 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word lattimo
Ha! I had similar thoughts, sionnach. Be careful what you order in Italian.... ;-)
November 9, 2007