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Object NameOval Plate

Maker Carlo Scarpa (Italian, 1906-1978)

Manufacturer Venini Glassworks

Made FromGlass

Date1938

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano

TechniqueApplied, blown, polished, ground, tooled, iridized

SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, W: 28.5 cm, D: 24.5 cm

Accession NumberL.248.3.2000

Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947

Carlo Scarpa, Venini, 1932-1947

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Physical DescriptionOval Plate. Transparent light blue, translucent red, opaque dark blue, and violet-black glass; blown, applied, tooled (?), shaped by centrifugal force, iridized, ground and polished. Light blue oval shape plate with a band of black, blue, and red layered glass running the length of the plate through the center.
Provenance

Owner Steinberg Foundation