Bolle
Bottle
1966 (designed), 1968 (made)
1966 (designed), 1968 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bottle, Italy, Venice (Murano), designed by the Finn Tapio Wirkkala, for Venini & C., 1966, made in1968
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Bolle (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | 'Incalmi' technique glass |
| Brief description | Bottle, Italy, Venice (Murano), designed by the Finn Tapio Wirkkala, for Venini & C., 1966, made in1968 |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Venini Italia TW 1968' incised; 'Venini Murano Venezia N 502/3 Made in Italy' black & white paper label; 'Murano BC' and Murano symbol blue & silver paper label (Makers's mark) |
| Gallery label | The 'Bolle' series was launched at the XXXIII Biennale, Venice, 1966. The 'incalmo' technique is based on the skill of matching and attaching the opened rim of one blown shape to another, the glass molten and held, spinning, on the punty by the master glassblower. |
| Other number | 9708 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.477-1971 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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