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Object NameFazzoletto (Handkerchief) Vase
Artist Alessandro Moretti (Italian, 1922-1988)
Studio Pilgrim Glass Corporation
Made FromGlass
Date1975
Place MadeUnited States, WV, Huntington
Techniquecased, blown, applied trails
SizeOverall H: 30.3 cm, W: about 30.3 cm
Accession Number2010.4.158
Credit LineGift of Yvonne Moretti in memory of her father, Alessandro Moretti
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white, gold-ruby red, and black or very dark blue glass; cased, blown, applied trails. Vase with uneven undulating walls and rim. Interior is white; exterior is translucent gold-ruby red with applied trails of alternating wide black or very dark blue and thinner red glass around top half of vase.
Provenance
Source Yvonne Moretti - 2010-11-30
inlay
about 300-50 BCE
bead
1600-1699
hanging lamp
probably 1850-1900
bottle
200-399