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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheOLdGuy, post: 81481, member: 878&quot;]Sorry, I didn&#039;t make it clear. I accept Murano on&nbsp; that <u><i><b>blob</b></i></u> some call a frog.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>My comment on &quot;not all Murano&quot; referred to site Susan linked. If you search their others under Murano you will agree.</p><p>It&#039;s possible they&#039;re all Murano without that whimsy we&#039;re accustomed to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as you have guessed, I had difficulty in even agreeing it was maybe a frog. But I did think the yellow/gold ovals were above the glass, not interior bubbles. Maybe are, though I didn&#039;t recognize as such. The pontil I dont&#039; think is polished flat, but definitely worked on. Aventurine? Yes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt I&#039;ll make a trip to Murano. Never did get to Venice.</p><p>First time I&#039;ve even researched, interesting - <span style="color: #0000b3">&quot;Murano Island - A Glassmaker&#039;s Paradise Since 1291, this tiny Venetian island has been the home of Venice&#039;s glassmaking industry. Glass production was moved to Murano Island from the main part of Venice because its production posed quite a fire hazard. </span></p><ul> <li><span style="color: #0000b3">Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about 1.5 kilometres north of Venice and measures about 1.5 km across with a population of just over 5,000. It is famous for its glass making. It was once an independent commune, but is now a frazione of the commune of Venice.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="color: #b30000">Murano is only a few minutes from central Venice by public waterbus.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">But if I ever do/did I&#039;d probably need a separate boat to bring my buys home. </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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