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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Tessuti

Bottle
1939 (designed), 1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A bottle vase to this design was first shown in 1940 at the XXII Biennale, Venice. Gift of makers


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTessuti (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Filigree glass, (vetro a fili), fused canes
Brief description
Bottle, Italy, Venice (Murano), designed by Carlo Scarpa, for Venini & C., 1939
Physical description
A bottle vase to this design was first shown in 1940 at the XXII Biennale, Venice. Gift of makers
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Venini' and ?, indistinct and partly under paper label, wheel ground; 'Venini Murano Venezia N.4550 Made in Italy' black & white paper label (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
A bottle vase to this design was first shown in 1940 at the XXII Biennale, Venice
Credit line
Gift of Venini & Co.
Production
see Betty O'Looney's notes on R/ps for ref. to light bulbs
Other number
9642 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.118-1958

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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