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"A Canne" (Canes) Pitcher and Tumbler

Object NameA Canne (Canes) Pitcher and Tumbler

Designer Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979)

Maker Venini Glassworks

Made FromGlass

Datedesgined about 1958

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano

TechniqueBlown with cane decoration

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number58.3.5

Credit LineGift of Venini

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent blue, purple, red, amber, green non-lead glasses; blown with cane decoration. A) Cylindrical shape, with slanting firepolished rim tooled into a pouring lip, tall collared neck, sloping shoulder into straight-walled body; overall decoration of vertical multi-colored cane striations cased with colorless; ground pontil; B) slightly irregular cylindrical shape tapering towards base, same overall striped decoration as A; rough pontil; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Venini Glassworks