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 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

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

Object number97.42.63

On View

On view

DescriptionThis is a CALCEDONIA technique pedestal with a mythical sea horse with two extended legs. The sea horse's tail curls upward in the rear, while its neck arches upward in the front. The white glass forms a stripe along the side of the brown body of the creature.

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 97.42.63 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.