Murrine (Mosaic) Bowl

Object Name: 
Murrine (Mosaic) Bowl

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Object Name: 
Murrine (Mosaic) Bowl
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice, Murano
Accession Number: 
79.3.954
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.7 cm, Diam: 12.8 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
designed in 1940
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Primary Description: 
Opaque orange and black glass; fused and blown. Fused murrine blown into hemispherical bowl: opaque orange with single band of black and orange murrine at the center.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Former Collection
1979
Category: 
Modern
Color: 
Opaque orange
Technique: 
Fused, slumped

Exhibitions (1)

Venini Glass
Venue(s)
Museo Franz Mayer Arts Decorativas en Mexico 2004-07-01 through 2004-10-01

Publications (2)

Jurors' Choice (2014) illustrated, p. 86, top; BIB# AI98391
Il Corning Museum (2005-06) illustrated, pp. 22 (bottom middle), 23 (top right); BIB# AI98014