Alpha Centauri
Object NameFlower Vase
Designer
Marco Zanini
(Italian, b. 1954)
Manufacturer
Toso Vetri d'Arte
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1982
Place MadeItaly
Techniqueblown, assembled while hot
SizeOverall H: 37.2 cm; Diam (foot): 21.2 cm
Accession Number88.3.11
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent shades of blue/aqua, red non-lead glasses; blown, assembled while hot. Tall symmetrical multi-section vessel; top to bottom: three nested transparent blue cups of decreasing depth, attached to small flattened bubble of transparent red; attached to large bubble of colorless, slightly flattened, bisected by a vertical cylinder of blue cased in colorless that connects red bubble to blue, broadly flared, hollow conical foot with rim; all rims are fired polished; inscribed on outside edge of foot above rim: "Memphis Milano by Toso Vetri d'Arte".Provenance
Source
Memphis Milano, International Design Center
- 1987-12-30
