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Object NameMurrine (Mosaic) Dish
Maker Venini Glassworks
Maker Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895-1959)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Datedesigned about 1955-1957
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueFused, blown, cased, battuto cut
Accession Number58.3.13
Credit LineGift of Venini
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Venini Glass
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent amber and blue glasses; fused, blown, cased, and cut. Small, narrow, shallow oval shape (canoa) with ground and polished rim; overall irregular decoration of blue, amber, and two-colored squares surrounding narrow central double row of colorless squares, exterior cased in colorless glass; "battuto" (hammered) wheel-carving on all surfaces; base ground and polished flat. No signature.
Provenance
Former Collection Venini Glassworks - 1958
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2010
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Jan Nemeček
2010
Endeavor
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2004
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Corning Inc.
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