vase
Object NameMurrine Band
Object NameFascia Murrine Vase
Manufacturer
Venini Glassworks
Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)
Date1955-1956
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown, tooled, assembled, cut, ground, polished, flattened
SizeOverall H: 25.8 cm, W: 9.1 cm, D: 7 cm
Accession NumberL.258.3.2000
Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFascia Murrine Vase. Colorless, translucent and opaque white, green, and black (dark purple) glass, cane decoration; blown, multiple gathers, fused, cane slices, assembled, flattened bi-laterally, tooled, cut, ground, polished. Tall flattened cylindrical shape vase, indented on one side, translucent white with a band of mosaic cane slices bisecting the middle of the vase.Provenance
Owner
Steinberg Foundation
