Pair of Compotes with Flowers
Artist
Artisti Barovier
(Italian, 1884 - 1919)
Artist
Fratelli Toso
(Italian, 1854 - 1902)
CultureItalian
Date1895-1914
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions8 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (21.6 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.1.1
Not on view
DescriptionTwo identical objects. Wide compote with wavy rim of colorless glass; ribbed stem, blown foot; traces of hot-applied gold leaf on stem and foot. Two open flowers with yellow petals and orange centers on stem; two closed yellow flowers on opposite sides of bowl; colorless leaves.Published ReferencesIllustrated in Sheldon Barr’s Venetian Glass: Confections in Glass, 1855-1914, Harry Abrams Inc., New York, 1998, page 6.
