Object Details
Designer
Umberto Bellotto, Italian, 1882–1940
Manufacturer
Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia e Murano, Murano, Venice,Italian, founded 1919
Description
Part of the “Trasparente” series. The body of the vase is made of transparent green blown glass. It consists of a double bubble body, cinched at the waist, on top of which rests a long, narrow neck that flares into a disk. The body rests on a large circular foot. Things of black, opaque glass ornament the neck and waist of the vessel, while the top lip and foot are rimmed in black. Two large spiral handles of green transparent glass are attached to the body of the vessel.
Credit Line
Gift of Neil and Donna Weisman
Date
ca. 1927
Accession Number
2015-48-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
glasswares
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Vase
Type
Vase
Medium
blown glass
Dimensions
H: 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
made in
Murano, Italy
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2015-48-1