figurine
Object NameDragonfly
Maker
Vittorio Costantini
(Italian, b. 1944)
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Gold Foil, Silver Foil
Dateabout 1985-1989
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueFlame-worked
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 8.1 cm, D: 3.1 cm
Accession Number86.3.66 F
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMulti-colored non-lead glass; flameworked. Transparent light green head with black antennae and yellow "snout"; body is transparent green in two lobes from which extend three pairs of black legs and two pairs of raised, long, narrow transparent wings feathered pale pink and tipped with yellow; four section, long, slender, raised tail with pair of black end tips.Provenance
Source
Susanne K. Frantz
- 1986-07-11
1605
Parent/Child