"Inciso" (Incised) Vase
Object NameInciso (Incised) Vase
Maker
Venini Glassworks
Maker
Paolo Venini
(Italian, 1895-1959)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1956-1957
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown, cased, cut
SizeOverall H: 35.5 cm
Accession Number57.3.8
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Venini Glass
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionReddish-amber and colorless glass; blown, cased, and cut. Flask-shaped, rimless vase with long neck and swelling body, reddish amber glass cased with colorless glass. Entire outer surface wheel-cut in horizontal circular bands (inciso); ground base and pontil. Marked with acid stamp: "venini/murano/ITALIA." Exhibited in "Glass 1959."Provenance
1675-1725
Corning Inc.
