Granzioli Dragon Compote
Artist
Giuseppe Barovier
(Italian, 1853 - 1942)
Manufacturer
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(Italian, 1877 - 1890)
Manufacturer
Artisti Barovier
(Italian, 1884 - 1919)
CultureItalian
Date1877-1914
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions11 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (29.2 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.55
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionWide shallow bowl with scalloped rim. Stem is a reclined dragon, holding the bowl with its claws. Blown foot. Colorless glass ground with chips of blue glass that stand proud of surface (granzioli). Stem is formed as a twisted vine, of colorless and green glass. The dragon's body reclines with its wings down and tail wrapping around the vine stem; its back feet prop us the bowl; its body has horizontal segmented ridges with yellow eyes, red tongue, and white teeth.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 40 and 41.
