compote

Object NameLettuce-Leaf Compote with Winged Griffins

Maker Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (C.V.M.) (1877-1919)

Made FromGlass, Gold Foil

Dateabout 1880-1900

Techniqueblown, gold-foil inclusions, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 29.8 cm, W: 24 cm, D: 15.1 cm

Accession Number2005.3.36

Credit LineGift of Barry Friedman Ltd., New York

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Contrasts: A Glass Primer

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionLettuce-Leaf Compote with Winged Griffins. Colorless, transparent green and pink glass; blown, gold-foil inclusions, tooled, applied. Tazza shaped vessel with a curled leaf for the top with a dragon curving up from the stem of the leaf atop a blown stem with another dragon wrapped around it and a conical foot. Decorated overall with gold-foil inclusions.
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