Bowl
Manufacturer: Compagnia di Venezia e Murano
Artist: Probably Vincenzo Moretti (1835-1901)
Date: about 1875-1880
Dimensions:
H: 2 in. (5 cm); Diam: 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm)
Medium: Assembled from sections of cane and sagged; applied rim; rotary- or fire-polished on both surfaces.
Place of Origin: Italy
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1977.12
DescriptionBroad, shallow bowl. Vertical rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; slightly convex bottom. Composite mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a gold-yellow ground with opaque white spirals; the second in a light blue ground with opaque white spirals; and the third, all small sections, in a green ground with opaque white rods outlined in golden-yellow, surrounding an opaque white circle around a central opaque red rod. A golden-yellow network cane wound spirally with an opaque white thread is attached as a rim.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a golden-yellow ground with opaque white spirals; the second in a light blue ground with opaque white spirals; and the third, all small sections, in a green ground
Composite mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a golden-yellow ground with opaque white spirals; the second in a light blue ground with opaque white spirals; and the third, all small sections, in a green ground
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