Sea Shell
Artist
Ercole Barovier
(Italian, 1889-1974)
Manufacturer
Barovier & Toso
(Italian)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1937
MediumCast and iridized glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (8.9 x 17.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.8
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a shell in clear iridized glass in the NAUTILUS pattern, a series produced in 1937.Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999. "Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.