Zebra Vase
Manufacturer
Venini & C.
(Italian, founded 1921)
Designer
James Carpenter
(American, born 1949)
CultureAmerican | Italian
Date1985
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in. (25.7 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
InscribedEtched: VENINI ITALIA 85, hand signed: JAMIE CARP.
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.41
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a clear glass vase with two quarters of vertical FILIGRANA in a TESSUTO pattern of red, white, yellow, black, and blue stripes and two quarters of colorless glass. This is the prototype vase, done by James Carpenter and purchased from James Carpenter. The series remains in production today and has the Venini model number 750.00Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.
