Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.

Pegasus Compote

Manufacturer Artisti Barovier (Italian, 1884 - 1919)

Manufacturer Fratelli Toso (Italian, 1854 - 1902)

CultureItalian

Date1895-1914

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions11 × 9 1/4 in. (27.9 × 23.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.8

On View

On view

DescriptionLight green glass bowl with wavy rim; rim seems to have applied glass thread with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Pegasus of yellow glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; faces inwards with wings back. Stem is of colorless glass, with optic mold-blown ribbed patterning and three yellow prunts near base. Foot is light green optic ribbed glass with a slight spiraling; rolled lip with traces of hot-applied gold leaf.
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 95.