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Object NameCane Slice

Maker Mario dei Rossi

Made FromGlass

Date1994

Place MadeItaly

TechniquePulled, assembled, fused, cut, ground, polished

SizeOverall Diam: 2.3 cm, Th: 0.4 cm

Accession Number95.3.37

Credit LineGift of Giovanni Sarpillon

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Una Murrina per San Marco: 1094-1994

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Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This commemorative cane celebrates the 900th anniversary of the inauguration of the Basilica of San Marco in 1094.

Physical DescriptionTransparent red, blue, white, yellow, black; pulled, assembled, fused, cut, ground, and polished. Winged Lion of San Marco facing right, his head turned to the left, his left paw is resting on an opened book with illegible inscription; he is surrounded by yellow stars on a blue background; in exergue between two blue lines on white ground the signature cane MdR; below, 1094-1994. Transparent red band framing image; monogram cane MdR.
Provenance

Source Giovanni Sarpellon (Italian) - 1995-05-31