bowl
Object NameCopy of the San Marco Bowl
Designer
Vincenzo Moretti
(Italian, 1835-1901)
Manufacturer
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (C.V.M.)
(1877-1919)
Made FromGlass, Gold, Enamel
Dateabout 1878
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueFree-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 10.3 cm, W: 19.3 cm, Diam (max): 12.5 cm
Accession Number59.3.36
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale amethyst glass; blown, enameled, gilded. Bowl with flat base, rough pontil mark, wide flaring rim; on exterior in multicolored enamel and gold, very elaborate pattern; body decorated with 7 medallions framed by gilded circlets enclosing multicolored blossoms, top and bottom filled with small medallions with male profile heads; large medallions enclose figures in classical attitudes, rendered in white enamel with blue shading and details filled in with gold.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07
probably 1850-1900
probably 1870-1890
about 1310-1330
1300-1399
about 1830-1875
