vase

Object NameFascia Murrine Vase

Manufacturer Venini Glassworks

Maker Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895-1959)

Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)

Date1954

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano

TechniquePolished, tooled, cut, fused, blown

SizeOverall H: 12.9 cm, W: 13.2 cm, D: 12.1 cm

Accession NumberL.112.3.2000

Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Paolo Venini and his furnace

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFascia Murrine Vase. Transparent grey, blue, colorless, opaque white and purple-black glass, cane; blown, fused, cane slices, tooled, cut, polished. Vase with blue on bottom, a purple white and colorless band of cane slices and transparent grey on top.
Provenance

Owner Steinberg Foundation