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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Table Ornament In The Form Of A Garden Sculpture
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Table Ornament In The Form Of A Garden Sculpture

Manufacturer Venini & C. (Italian, founded 1921)
Designer Napoleone Martinuzzi (Italian, 1892-1977)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1926-1930
MediumSolid-worked glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.61
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a CALCEDONIA technique pedestal with a marblized urn or vase with a fountain formation of leaves.

Label TextVenini & C. Venice, Italy Table Ornaments in the Form of Garden Sculptures, ca. 1926-30 Solid-worked glass Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.61 Napoleone Martinuzzi, Italian (1892-1977) may have had a hand in the design of these table ornaments- perticularly the colorless and opaque white example.Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venini & C.
ca. 1948
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venini & C.
ca. 1930s
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New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venini & C.
ca. 1950s-60s
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.
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ca. 1950s-1960s