vase
Object NameAventurine Gourd Vase
Manufacturerpossibly
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(f. 1877)
Manufacturerpossibly
Venice and Murano Glass Company
(1872-1877)
Made FromAventurine Glass
Dateabout 1880
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueOptic-molded, blown, applied, tooled
SizeOverall H: 17.2 cm, W: 10.6 cm, D: 10.2 cm
Accession Number2017.3.5
Credit LineBequest of Jean-Claude Ziegler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAventurine Gourd Vase. Copper colored aventurine glass, colorless glass with gold colored inclusions; optic-molded, blown, applied. Gourd shaped ribbed vase made from sparkling, copper colored aventurine glass. Wide spherical mouth, tapering to narrow neck, and widening to a drop-shaped base. The parison was dipped in a ridged optic mold, with slight twisting of the ridges visible around the mouth. Applied colorless glass with gold colored inclusions around the narrowest part of the neck, applied and pinched handles, and plain colorless applied thread base.Provenance
Source
Jean-Claude Ziegler
(-2016) - 2017-04-06
Jean-Claude Ziegler, a New York based collector of 19th century Venetian glass, passed away in spring 2016. His bequest stipulated the donation of designated numbers of objects from his glass collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, and The Corning Museum of Glass. Each institution was also granted the option to purchase additional pieces from the collection before they were made available to the general public. The estate allocated one item to the Corning Museum and first choice on the purchase of additional objects.
Susie Silbert examined the Ziegler collection in Manhattan in mid-June 2016. In consultation with Sheldon Barr, CMoG Fellow and expert in Venetian glass who had helped Ziegler build his collection, Silbert selected two items for potential donation: a historicizing vase and this aventurine vase. The estate lingered in probate for several months, during which Christopher Maxwell joined the staff as Curator of European Glass. Maxwell supported Silbert�s original selection after examining additional photographs of the collection in January 2017. The historicizing vase was selected by the Met, so we are receiving the aventurine vase.
Jean-Claude Ziegler, a New York based collector of 19th century Venetian glass, passed away in spring 2016. His bequest stipulated the donation of designated numbers of objects from his glass collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, and The Corning Museum of Glass. Each institution was also granted the option to purchase additional pieces from the collection before they were made available to the general public. The estate allocated one item to the Corning Museum and first choice on the purchase of additional objects.
Susie Silbert examined the Ziegler collection in Manhattan in mid-June 2016. In consultation with Sheldon Barr, CMoG Fellow and expert in Venetian glass who had helped Ziegler build his collection, Silbert selected two items for potential donation: a historicizing vase and this aventurine vase. The estate lingered in probate for several months, during which Christopher Maxwell joined the staff as Curator of European Glass. Maxwell supported Silbert�s original selection after examining additional photographs of the collection in January 2017. The historicizing vase was selected by the Met, so we are receiving the aventurine vase.
Former Collection
Barr-Gardner Associates LTD.
in Gardner & Barr collection in 1998
in Gardner & Barr collection in 1998
1750-1880
1750-1850
