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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)

Modern

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