New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2007.

Zebra Vase

Artist James Carpenter (American, born 1949)

Manufacturer Venini & C. (Italian, founded 1921)

Designer James Carpenter (American, born 1949)

CultureAmerican | Italian

Date1985

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (19.1 x 11 x 17.9 cm)

InscribedEtched: VENINI ITALIA 85, hand signed: JAMIE CARP.

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

Object number97.42.45

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DescriptionThis is a clear glass vase with two quarters of vertical FILIGRANA in a TESSUTO pattern of red, white, yellow, black and blue stripes and two quarters of colorless glass. This is the prototype vase done by Jamie Carpenter and purchased from Jamie Carpenter. The series remains in production by the Venini factory.

Label TextDesigned by James Carpenter (American, b. 1949) for Venini & C., Venice, Italy Zebra Vase, 1985 Blown glass, H. 7 1/2 x W. 4-5/16 x L. 7-1/16 in. Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.45Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999. "Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America, 1950-2006," Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, May 12 - September 16, 2007 [Through September 16, 2007] Published ReferencesMatthew Kangas and Susanne K. Frantz, _Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America_, exh.cat., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007, 52 plate 9, 70 plate 24, 97 plate 44, 180 plate 115. ISBN: 978-0-88039-048-4