Laguna

Object NameVase

Maker Tomaso Buzzi (Italian, 1900-1981)

Manufacturer Venini Glassworks

Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf

Date1933

TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 16 cm, D: 11.5 cm, W: 14 cm

Accession NumberL.18.3.2014

Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionVase, "Laguna". Opaque pink, red and transparent amber glass, gold leaf inclusions. Blown, tooled, applied decoration. Small pink vase with embedded gold leaf throughout surface. Three-sided pinched rim with applied transparent amber collar with gold leaf inclusions around neck. The collar has nine applied spikes to the surface. Where the collar joins there is a small transparent amber ring. Applied circular transparent amber base with gold leaf inclusions.