Simeon
Vase
1991 (designed), 1993 (made)
1991 (designed), 1993 (made)
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Hand blown glass vase, trumpet shaped inner vase, wavy-walled outer vase. The inner vase in blue glass. The outer vase is of clear colourless glass with blue-rimmed opaque white spots formed from cut canes (murrhine). These two vases interlock and sit on a circular base of blue glass.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, hand blown, with cut canes (murrhine) |
| Brief description | 'Simeon' vase from the range Cinque Vasi per Venini, handblown glass, designed by Marco Zanini for Venini S.p.A, Murano, 1991-3. |
| Physical description | Hand blown glass vase, trumpet shaped inner vase, wavy-walled outer vase. The inner vase in blue glass. The outer vase is of clear colourless glass with blue-rimmed opaque white spots formed from cut canes (murrhine). These two vases interlock and sit on a circular base of blue glass. |
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| Gallery label | Vase Simeon, from a series Cinque Vasi per Venini, in two parts, handblown, the outer vase with blue-rimmed opaque white spots formed from cut canes (murrhine) Italy, Venice (Murano), designed 1991, made 1993 designed by Marco Zanini, for Venini S.p.A Gift of makers (C.30 :1,2-1994) Number nine from an edition of 30. One design in a series of five. .(18/06/2009) |
| Credit line | Given by the makers |
| Production | Number nine from an edition of 30. One design in a series of five. |
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| Accession number | C.30:1, 2-1994 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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