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Summary:: This clear glass wime glass is part of the furnishing and equipment used at Florentino Restaurant in Bourke Street Melbourne, during the time of Branco Tocigl's ownership from 1979-1989.

Florentino's opened during the 1920s under the ownership of Polish migrant Samuel Wynn and management of Rinaldo Massoni who had migrated from Italy in 1911. Originally Cafe Denat in Exhibition Street, the new owners moved it to Exhibition Street and changed the name to Cafe Florentino. Under Massoni's management (he purchased the lease from Wynn in 1929), the cafe flourished and expanded into the neighbouring Edments gift store in 1935. Massoni died suddenly in 1941 and the restaurant has had a series of owners ever since, but has always remained in its 1935 location.
Description:: The wineglass is of the traditional shape, i.e. long stemmed, flaring out to form the base, topped by a round, bulbous main body. It is made of clear, white glass.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Branca, 1996

Tagged with:	food drink consumption, immigration, italian communities, italian immigration, restaurants, glasses
Themes this item is part of:	Florentino Restaurant, Melbourne, Italian Historical Society CO.AS.IT. Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Migration Collection
Primary Classification:	CULTURAL IDENTITY
Secondary Classification:	Café & Pub Culture
Tertiary Classification:	drinkware
Place & Date Used:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by 1988
References:	The following related photographs are held by the Italian Historical Society: P-01595; P-06544.