Calabash Bowl
Artist
James Carpenter
(American, born 1949)
Manufacturer
Venini & C.
(Italian, founded 1921)
CultureAmerican | Italian
Date1982
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 x 4 15/16 in. (14.9 x 12.5 cm)
InscribedEtched: VENINI ITALIA 82 JAMIE CARPENTER
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.43
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an opaque orange CALABASH bowl decorated with yellow and green LATTIMO glass threads spiraling upwards to the top. Venini model number 748.04. This example was purchased directly from the designer and could be the prototype vase.Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.
