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Pulegoso Vittoriale

Pulegoso Vittoriale

Designer: Napoleone Martinuzzi , 1892-1977
Manufacturer: V.S.M. (Vetri Soffiati Muranesi) Venini & C. (Italian)
Date: about 1955, (design about 1930)
Dimensions:
13 3/8 × 12 × 7 3/4 in. (34 × 30.5 × 19.7 cm)
Medium: Glass, gold leaf; blown, applied decoration.
Place of Origin: Venice, Italy
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Jefferson D. Robinson in memory of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Robinson, by exchange
Object number: 2008.145
DescriptionVessel with ovoid body blown of bubbly green glass (pulegoso), short neck constricting near rim and thick applied rim decorated with gold leaf. On either side of the body are applied black ribbed handles, each consisting of a vertical row of five C-scrolls with applied gold foil.
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