Calabash Vase
Manufacturer
Venini & C.
(Italian, founded 1921)
Designer
James Carpenter
(American, born 1949)
CultureAmerican | Italian
Date1982
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 4 3/8 in. (30.5 x 11.1 cm)
InscribedEtched: VENINI ITALIA 82 JAMIE CARPENTER
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.44
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a tall, opaque black CALABASH vase. The vase has an embedded design of rising rectangles of green and red glass. The vase is Venini model number 748.00. This example was purchased directly from the designer and could be the prototype model for the series.Exhibition 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.
