Red Dragon Vase
Manufacturer
Artisti Barovier
(Italian, 1884 - 1919)
Manufacturer
Fratelli Toso
(Italian, 1854 - 1902)
Date1900-1914
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions14 in. (35.6 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.3
DescriptionBurgundy-red with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Optic mold-blown honeycomb pattern, stretches long at the neck; baloton techique (gold leaf in lattice effect). Globular body with long neck, flaring at rim. Two dragons of colorless glass with gold leaf perch on vessel shoulders and face outwards; wings back, trails wraps around lower neck.
