New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Occhi Vase

Manufacturer Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.VE.M.) (Italian)

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1927

MediumBlown glass and silver leaf

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler

Object number97.42.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 59

DescriptionThe "occhi" or eye-like effect on this vase was achieve by rolling a hot bubble of glass over sections of purple canes with colorless centers.

Label TextArte Vetraria Muranese (A.VE.M.) Venice, Italy Occhi Vase, ca. 1927 Blown glass and silver leaf Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.2 Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.