Topic: Maccette?

[Bernard C]

Has anyone any information on what I believe is an Italian glass term "maccette"?

Some years ago I had some blue and pink glass lightly flecked with darker blue and pink enamels respectively, as though powdered enamels had been picked up, marvered in, and cased.   I was told that this was maccette glass made on Murano and that it dated from roughly 1895–1920.

I've never seen or heard the term used elsewhere.

Bernard C. 

[Frank]

Possibly macchiato  = spotty

[Max]

Macquette is a term used for a small model of an intended sculpture, I think it hails from the same source as Frank's Italian word.

Not sure that's any help though!