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Decanter with stopper
Made by: Venini & Co. (Italian, 1925–present)
Italian (Murano)
about 1957
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Clear glass with alternating blue and yellow vertical rods
Dimensions
36.51 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen T. and Lois R. Kunian in memory of Charlotte C. Kunian
Accession Number1999.67a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionClear glass bottle-shaped decanter with alternating blue and yellow vertical rods. Oval stopper.
Marks
Sticker on underside: VENINI/MURANO. Acid stamped on underside: venini/murano/italia
InscriptionsOn underside: acid-stenciled mark "VENINI/MURANO/ITALIA" and circular gold embossed sticker VENINI/MURANO
ProvenanceBetween 1955 and 1962, purchased at Venini, Milan, by the mother of Stephen Kunian; by descent to Stephen T. Kunian and Lois R. Kunian, Boston; 1999, gift of Stephen and Lois Kunian to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 1999)