Elemento Lagunare

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Elemento Lagunare

Manufacturer Salviati & Co. (1866-present)

Designer Luciano Gaspari (Italian, 1913 - 2007)

Unknown RoleMaker, Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912-)

Place of OriginItaly, Venice

Date1962

DimensionsMax H: 15 11/16 in. (39.8 cm); Max Base Diam: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

MediumBlown glass, polished

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edith Franklin

Object number

1999.1

Not on View

DescriptionBluish-purple blown glass; cased; polished. Tall conical form with air trap topped by a fused, highly polished ball with a second air trap. Bluish-purple blown glass; cased; polished. Tall conical form with air trap topped by a fused, highly polished ball with a second air trap.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Ricke, Helmut and Eva Schmitt, Italian Glass: Murano - Milan, 1930-1970: The Collection of the Steinberg Foundation, New York and Munich, 1997, pp. 308-310 (Salviati), pp. 323-324 (Gaspari); publication produced in association with exhibition held 1997-1998 at Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf im Ehrenhof, Glasmuseum Hentrich; The Corning Museum of Glass; Sapporo, The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum; Shimoneski City Art Museum.