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"Saturno" Bowl

Object NameSaturno Bowl
Designer James Carpenter (American, b. 1949)
Gaffer Mario Toso (Italian)
Maker Venini Glassworks
Made FromGlass
Date1972-1974
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 7.6 cm, Diam: 22.4 cm
Accession Number80.3.62
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Cup of Kindness
On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.
Physical DescriptionPurple and orange glass; blown. Flattened hemispherical bowl with flange; flange applied below rounded rim, orange glass thread applied to edge of flange; curved base with slight kick; ground pontil; acid signature at center of pontil: "venini/italia".
Provenance
flask
about 1830-1850
flask
about 1830-1850
flask
about 1830-1850
goblet
bowl and flange made about 1100-1199; stem and foot uncertain date made; presumably assembled 1900-1979
bottle
800-999
dish
Heinz Loffelhardt
1958