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Violet Aurora Venetian

Object NameVessel

Artist Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941)

Made FromGlass

Date1991

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 96 cm; Body Diam: 20 cm

Accession Number2018.4.19

Credit LineGift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Glass Weekend, Milleville, NJ)

Place Made

United States, WA, Seattle

Physical DescriptionVessel, "Violet Aurora Venetian". Yellow, pink, white, orange, green aventurine, and aqua glasses, gold; blown, applied. Three-lobed vessel reminiscent of an attenuated gourd shape. Gradient of yellow, pink, white, and orange, deepening in color towards the top. Elongated leaf and coiled hollow tendril wrapped around body of vessel, extending upwards beyond the rim. Applied aqua foot and rim. Gold applied to foot, elongated leaf, and leaf stem. Chunks of green aventurine frit are scattered throughout the leaf.
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