Chartreuse Pair

Object NameVessels

Artist Dante Marioni (American, b. 1964)

Made FromGlass

Date1997

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Seattle

TechniqueBlown, applied, tooled, assembled

Size(a) Pitcher H: 76 cm, W: 15 cm; (a) Pitcher Foot Diam: 13.5 cm; (b) Vessel H: 38 cm, W: 24.2 cm; (b) Vessel Rim Diam (max): 19.5 cm; (b) Vessel Foot Diam (max): 15.6 cm

Accession Number2001.4.238

Credit LineGift of Mike and Annie Belkin

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

A Kaleidoscope of Color: Studio Glass at the Palmer

The Italian Influence in Contemporary Glass

Favorites From the Contemporary Glass Collection

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Marioni works with traditional Venetian glassblowing and decorating techniques in original and inventive ways. Using pop, comic-book colors paired with classical forms, he has developed several series of blown glass vessels that look contemporary while they also pay homage to the tradition and history of Italian glass. One of the forms in this Pair is the becco di oca (goose-beak) pitcher, a popular Italian shape with an ancient Etruscan heritage. The footed cup is derived from the shape of the ancient Greek kylix, a two-handled ceramic drinking vessel.

Physical DescriptionVessels, "Chartreuse Pair". Colorless, opaque yellow green and various shades of orange glass; blown, applied, tooled, assembled; (a) attenuated to pitcher shape in yellow green with orange band at rim, neck, base, orange stem and handle. (b) attenuated two handled vessel; thistle-like bowl with two large curving handles rising from near base atop merese and tall trumpet stem/foot; orange band at rim and edge of foot, handles orange as is merese between bowl and stem.
Provenance

Source Mike Belkin - 2001-12-11

Source Annette Belkin - 2001-12-11