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Decanter with stopper
Made by: Venini & Co. (Italian, 1925–present)
Designed for: Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895–1959)
Designed by: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, born in 1915)
Designed for: Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895–1959)
Designed by: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, born in 1915)
Italian (Murano)
about 1955
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
A fasce technique of opaque white bands of glass applied to translucent brown glass
Dimensions
46.35 cm (18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen T. and Lois R. Kunian in memory of Charlotte C. Kunian
Accession Number1999.71a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionTranslucent brown bottle-shaped decanter with two applied bands of white opaque glass on body. Spherical stopper with single applied band of white opaque glass.
InscriptionsOn underside: acid-stencilled mark "VENINI/MURANO/ITALIA" and circular gold embossed sticker VENINI/MURANO
ProvenancePurchased between 1955 and 1962 by Mr. Kunian's mother at Venini, Milan; 1999, gift of Stephen T. and Lois R. Kunian in memory of Charlotte C. Kunian to the MFA.