tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Artist Carlo Moretti

Made Fromglass, enamel

Date1980

Place MadeItaly

SizeOH: 14.2 cm, W(max): 6.4 cm

Accession Number81.3.49 C

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, enamel; blown, enameled. Tumbler with squarish circular mouth; plain rim, ground flat; straight side which tapers slightly and then curves inward shortly above bottom; flat base, apparently ground and polished; no pontil mark; exterior surface of wall has numerous worm-like or dendritic tracks, caused either by thermal shock or acid etching. Decorated in pale amber and pale amethyst enamels: group of two branches (one amber and the other amethyst) with many twigs and leaves; enameled signature on wall near bottom: "C M"; colorless adhesive label on wall near rim: monogram CM and inscription "carlo/ moretti/ italia/ murano."
Provenance

Source Carlo Moretti - 1981-03-01