figurine
Object NameBeetle
Maker
Vittorio Costantini
(Italian, b. 1944)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1985-1989
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueFlameworked
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, W: 5.9 cm, D: 4 cm
Accession Number91.3.20 F
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.
Physical DescriptionOpaque black, opaque reddish-brown, colorless, metallic silver non-lead glasses; flameworked. Lifelike and life-sized insect with double-lobed body, three pairs of articulated legs, each leg has three short pulled points, one pair of legs extends forward from front lobe, second and third pairs extending towards rear from rear lobe; two applied reddish-brown eyes attached near base of small head, solid rectangular section extends horizontally from head and placed over slightly longer pair of black antennae with ball tips, longer pair of black antennae with wide reddish-brown "feather" ends angle outward from side of head; upper surface of head is silver, front body lobe is black flecked with silver, upper surface of large elongated rear lobe of reddish-brown flecked with silver, rear lobe widens and swells towards pointed end; both lobes bisected by single impressed line; underside of rear lobe swollen and decorated with broad rows of impressed horizontal lines; impressed on underside of forward section of body: "VC".Provenance
Source
Corning Glass Center
- 1991-02-20