Compote
Compote
Manufacturer
Maestri Vetrai Muranesi Cappellin & C. (M.V.M. Cappellin & C.)
(Italian, 1925-1932)
Place of OriginVenice
Date1925-1931
DimensionsH: 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
MediumTransparent pale blue soda-lime glass; blown, conical bowl applied to a hollow ballister knop between solid bits, applied pedestal foot with rim folded under.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mary, Sarah, and Myra La Rocque and Sylvia Sherman Plesco in memory of George Courtright Greener
Object number
2011.39
Not on View
DescriptionLight blue low compote with long shaped bowl.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Barovier, Marino, Vittorio Zecchin 1878-1947 pittura, vetro, arti decorative, Venice, 2002. Cf. Barovier, Marino, Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect, Milan: Skira 1999. Cf. Heiremans, Marc, Art Glass from Murano/Glas-Kunst Aus Murano, Stuttgart: Arnoldsche 1993. Cf. Jeanne Schinto, "'Miss Edgerton's Ye Colonial Shoppe' or Women in the Trade," Maine Antique Digest, published online 6/11/2008.
Membership
Become a TMA member today
Support TMA
Help support the TMA mission