Tall "Inciso" (Incised) Vase
Object NameMurrine (Mosaic) Vase
Maker
Venini Glassworks
Maker
Paolo Venini
(Italian, 1895-1959)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1956
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueFused, blown
SizeOverall H: 48.9 cm, Diam: 12 cm
Accession Number58.3.30
Credit LineGift of Venini
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, green, and rose amber glasses; mold-blown. Circular upper rim tapers slightly and swells to mid-body, tapers and again swells slightly at base; green inner layer with rose amber bottom cased in colorless glass; entire outer surface wheel-cut in horizontal circular bands (inciso); base and pontil mark ground and polished; marked on base with acid stamp: "venini/murano/ ITALIA"; and white paper label: "Venini/Murano Venezia/N. 4836/Made in Italy".Provenance
Former Collection
Venini Glassworks
- 1958
50-99
