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Object NameVetro Mosaico Vase

Designer Anna Åkerdahl Balsamo-Stella (Swedish, 1879-1957)

Manufacturer S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso & C. (Italian, -1936)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1920-1921

TechniqueFused, blown

SizeOverall H: 21 cm, Diam (max): 16.8 cm

Accession Number2018.3.10

Credit LineGift of Donna and Neil Weisman

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Esposizione Italiana d’Arte Industriale e Decorativa

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionVetro Mosaico Vase. Transparent yellow, purple, orange, green and blue glass; fused and blown. Vetro mosaico vase with walls that gently widen towards the top of the vessel, terminating in a flared rim. The trumpet-shaped vase is composed colorless and transparent yellow glass tessarae in the shape of triangles. Within this ground are spirals made from curving purple glass rods lined with circular glass tesserae of an orange exterior and green interior. Transparent blue trail applied around rim. The base of the vase is marked with a signature tesserae depicting a comet, signifying "Balsamo-Stella", the name of the designer.
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