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
Not 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.
