Vase

Italian (Venice)

about 1940

Object Place: Europe, Murano, Italy

Medium/Technique Glass; internally decorated with canes of yellow and black glass (vetro tessuto)

Dimensions Overall: 12.9cm (5 1/16in.)
Other (Overall): 9.5cm (3 3/4in.)

Credit Line Dorothy-Lee Jones Fund

Accession Number1992.533

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope

ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionGourd-shaped vase tapering to a narrow neck.

InscriptionsSigned on underside of base (etched): Venini/Murano/Italia (illegible)

Provenance1992, sold by Martin Cohen (dealer), Watermill, NY, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 1992)