Snail
Manufacturer
Venini & C.
(Italian, founded 1921)
Designer
Kenneth Scott
(American, b. 1918)
CultureAmerican | Italian
Dateca. 1950s-60s
MediumSolid-worked glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.58
Not on view
DescriptionThis glass sculpture is an orange, spiral shaped shell. The shell is decorated with a black line which spirals around the shell, forming a striped pattern.Label TextKenneth Scott, designer Venini & C. Venice, Italy Snail, ca. 1950s-60s Solid-worked glass, 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6.4 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.58Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999. "Memories of Murano: American Glass Artists in Venice," American Craft Museum, New York City, Sept. 14 - 2000 - Jan. 7, 2001. "Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America, 1950-2006," Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, May 12 - September 16, 2007 [Through September 16, 2007] Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, ed., _Paolo Venini and His Furnace_, (Milan: Skira Editore S.p.A., 2016), page 429, fig.11067. 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
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