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"Fondo Murrine" (Mosaic Bottom) Bowl
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"Fondo Murrine" (Mosaic Bottom) Bowl

Object NameFondo Murrine (Mosaic Bottom) Bowl
Maker Riccardo Licata (Italian, 1929-2014)
Maker Venini Glassworks
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1956
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown and fused murrine incalmo
SizeRim Diam: 21.5 cm
Accession Number58.3.14
Credit LineGift of Venini
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Decades in Glass: The 50's
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, purple (appearing black), white, and yellow glass; fused and blown. Wide hemispherical bowl, with broad rim of blue, joined incalmo to the lower two-thirds of body formed of purple/black, white, and yellow murrine cased in colorless glass (murrine cane patterns: purple/black lines on white background, purple/black dots on yellow and white background); ground and polished pontil. Marked with an acid stamp: "venini/murano/ITALIA".
Provenance
Source Venini Glassworks