Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

Pegasus and Dolphin Compote

Manufacturer Artisti Barovier (Italian, 1884 - 1919)

Manufacturer Fratelli Toso (Italian, 1854 - 1902)

CultureItalian

Date1895-1914

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions11 in. (27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.4

Not on view

DescriptionPale green with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; optic mold-blown spiraling ribs on bowl and foot. Appliques in colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf: one winged horse at rim, opposite a rose; raspberry prunts and trail around bowl near rim; two dolphins at stem with tails twining, facing outwards.
Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.Published ReferencesIllustrated in Sheldon Barr’s Venetian Glass: Confections in Glass, 1855-1914, Harry Abrams Inc.New York, 1998, page 88.