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Object NamePlate
Manufacturer Venini Glassworks
Maker Napoleone Martinuzzi (Italian, 1892-1977)
Made FromGlass, Foil
Date1930-1939
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown, cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, W: 45.5 cm, D: 40.1 cm
Accession NumberL.237.3.2000
Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPlate. Colorless with a brownish tint and opaque white glass, silver foil; multiple gathers of glass, blown, silver foil inclusions, shaped by centrifugal force, cut, ground and polished. Large oval shape plate, light brownish color with a transparent "hole" in the center; underside of the plate is opaque white with silver foil inclusions that have discolored to yellowish and black.
Provenance
Owner Steinberg Foundation
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