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Object NameVase
Maker Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984)
Maker Seguso Vetri d'Arte Glassworks
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1960
Place MadeItaly
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 27.3 cm, W: 22.5 cm, D: 12.5 cm
Accession Number63.3.28
Credit LineGift of Flavio Poli
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent cobalt, amethyst non-lead glasses; blown. Flattened ovoid or diamond-shape, with flared then collared narrow opening, ground and polished flat; walls of amethyst cased in thin layer of blue, then colorless; heavy colorless base, ground and polished flat; inscribed in script on base: "Flavio Poli/1960".
Provenance
Source Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984)
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