Object Details
Designer
Guido Maria Balsamo Stella, Italian, 1882–1941
Engraver
Franz Pelzel, Austrian, 1900–1974
Manufacturer
S.A.L.I.R., Italian, founded 1923
Description
Of ovoid vase form, with two bull's-horn shaped handles, the slightly powdery blue glass, deep engraved with fanciful figures dancing and playing a horn-form instrument with 18th-century hair styles, surrounded by stars and an engraved orb with cross-cut lines; the opposite side engraved with an outdoor picnic scene with bursting Champagne bottle and bubbles with bowl of fruit and wine glasses, all resting on an inverted conical foot engraved with stepped decoration
Credit Line
Gift of Neil and Donna Weisman
Date
ca. 1927
Accession Number
2015-48-4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
glasswares
Decorative Arts
Vase
Medium
Blown and engraved glass
Dimensions
H x diam.: 23 × 11.4 cm (9 1/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2015-48-4