vase

Object NameZanfirico Vase

Maker Venini Glassworks

Maker Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895-1959)

Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)

Date1950

TechniqueAssembled, applied, tooled, cut, polished, blown

SizeOverall H: 19.4 cm; Base Diam: 19.8 cm

Accession NumberL.262.3.2000

Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionZanfirico Vase. Colorless, opaque white, and yellow glass, cane decoration; blown, canes assembled, applied, tooled, cut, polished. Bulbous vase that narrows considerably to a cylindrical neck, vessel wall slightly flattened. Intricate white and yellow cane pattern.