Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

Dragon Vase

Manufacturer Artisti Barovier (Italian, 1884 - 1919)

Manufacturer Fratelli Toso (Italian, 1854 - 1902)

CultureItalian

Date1895-1914

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.7.2

On View

On view

DescriptionBowl and foot of green glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Two dragon handles at side of bowl and single dragon at stem made of colorless with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Wavy rim; bowl decorated with three horizontal threads alternating with raspberry prunts. Dragon on stem is biting one foot, resting on a small mount/stump of glass.
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 93.