New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

Manufacturer Fratelli Toso Murano (Italian)

CultureVenetian

Dateca. 1910

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.571

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 30

DescriptionBlown, bright-strong, multi-color millifiori canes in clear, pair applied thin, narrow multi-color striped handles from rim to top body; satin finish, rough pontil. Annealing crack around lower part. See also 66.87.2a&b.

Label TextFratelli Toso Venetian (1854-1980) Vase, ca. 1910 Blown glass, applied and tooled handles Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 0.571 The multi-colored Vase shows the decorative effect of gathering fused murrine and blowing them into a vessel shape. As the vase was blown and expanded, the millefiori pattern is elongated and distorted. Added by: AGM