vase
Object NameMurrine Vase
Manufacturer
Venini Glassworks
Studio
Studio P. Venini
Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)
Date1950-1959
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueFused, cased, blown, tooled, cut, polished, mosaic glass
SizeOverall H: 22 cm, Diam: 13 cm
Accession NumberL.264.3.2000
Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionMurrine Vase. Colorless, opaque white, grey and translucent brown glass, mosaic cane decoration; fused mosaic cane slices, cased with colorless, blown, tooled, cut, polished. Vase is narrow at base, widens and extends up to center then narrows back to rim. Decoration of brown and grey canes with white dot decoration.Provenance
Owner
Steinberg Foundation
99 BCE-99 CE
about 1550-1600
1900-1930