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Object NameFooted Ribbon Bowl
Makerprobably
Vincenzo Moretti
(Italian, 1835-1901)
Manufacturer
Venice and Murano Glass Company
(1872-1877)
Made FromMosaic Glass
Dateabout 1881
Place MadeItaly, Venice
SizeOverall H: 6 cm; Rim Diam (max): 11.3 cm; Foot Diam (max): 5.8 cm
Accession Number50.3.76
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionFooted Ribbon Bowl. Mosaic glass -- clear glass with varicolored stripes. Hemispherical bowl with applied short flaring pedestal-type circular foot; bowl and foot divided into four zones by stripes of alternating square pale amethyst "stars" and yellow squares and edged with paired fine white spirals, stripes crossing at center bottom on bowl; in each zone on bowl: chevron stripes from center to rim, -- moonstone, French blue with mask at point, white spiral in pale amethyst, alternate yellow and amethyst star, amethyst with medial white vein, yellow, moonstone, alternate yellow and amethyst star, French blue, moonstone, yellow triangle; on rim white twist in pale amethyst; in each zone on foot, moonstone chevron, French blue with amethyst "star" at point, amethyst with white vein, mask; rim-like bowl.Provenance
Source
George D. Macbeth
(1892-1968) - 1950-10-01
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