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bowl
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bowl

Object NameLarge Bowl
Designer Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984)
Manufacturer Seguso Vetri d'Arte Glassworks
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Dateabout 1958
Place MadeItaly
Techniqueblown
SizeD: 52.7 cm
Accession Number61.3.277
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent pale grey-blue, amethyst non-lead glasses; blown. Very large, heavy half-ovoid shape, with ground and polished rim; walls blend from blue-gray at top, to heavy base containing narrow band of amethyst, then thick layer of colorless with amber cast; oval base ground and polished flat; inscribed in script on base; "Seguso/Flavio Poli".
Provenance
Source Seguso Vetri d'Arte Glassworks - 1961-10-11
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