Calabash Bowl
Artist
James Carpenter
(American, born 1949)
Manufacturer
Venini & C.
(Italian, founded 1921)
CultureAmerican | Italian
Date1982
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (13.3 x 21.6 cm)
InscribedEtched: VENINI ITALIA 82 JAMIE CARPENTER, 1982
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.42
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an opaque white CALABASH bowl, decorated with light green lattimo glass threads spiraling up to the top of the bowl. There are a combination of yellow and black LATTIMO glass threads spiraling upwards in the oposite direction.Venini model number 748.02. This is a prototype vase and was purchased directly from the designer. The series remains very popular for Venini.Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.
