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Woman With Shrimp

Artist Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974)

Manufacturer Barovier & Toso (Italian)

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1930s

MediumBlown and solid-worked glass

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (34.3 x 12.1 x 19.1 cm)

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

Object number97.42.9

Collections

Glass Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 59

DescriptionThis sculpture is of a woman with a featureless face, who carrying a large shrimp on her back. The woman is constructed of pink glass with gold inculsions while the shrimp and base are colorless glass with gold inclusions.

Label TextErcole Barovier Italian, 1889–1974 Barovier & Toso Venice, Italy Woman With Shrimp, ca. 1930s Blown and solid-worked glass Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.9 Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.