Four-Dragon Bowl
Manufacturer
Artisti Barovier
(Italian, 1884 - 1919)
Manufacturer
Fratelli Toso
(Italian, 1854 - 1902)
CultureItalian
Date1895-1914
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (13.3 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.5
Not on view
DescriptionOpalescent glass with traces of hot-aaplied gold leaf. Optic mold-blown net-like patterning. Four dragons of colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; curled tails serve as legs of the bowl; wings spread; red tongues.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., NewYork, 1998, page 90.
