Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

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

On View

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.