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Object NameWinged Dragon and Serpent Tazza

Maker Fratelli Toso (Italian)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1880

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueFree-blown, tooled, pattern-molded, flashed, gilded, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 27.3 cm, Diam (max): 20 cm; Foot Diam (max): 11.7 cm

Accession Number52.3.35

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionWinged Dragon and Serpent Tazza. Translucent yellow and clear glass with many small and large bubbles; free-blown, tooled, pattern-molded, flashed and gilded, with applied parts and decoration. High conical spreading uneven foot with folded rim and rough pontil mark, clear coil- like stem with stemmed disk on top supporting the crimped and ribbed plate or bowl with two sides bent upwards thus forming a sort of shell. Foot and bowl are splashed with large green spots and small silver particles turning blue when overlapping the green spots, and then cased in clear glass. A winged dragon and a serpent are wound around the stem: the dragon is slightly gilded and ribbed and has a fantastic head with red tongue and yellow-black eyes; the serpent has a slight blue multi-ply enameled twist, is slightly ribbed and has a red tongue and yellow-black eyes.
Provenance

Source Leonard Freedman and Sons - 1952-12-02

Former Collection Mrs. L. Freedman