Mosaic Glass Goblet

Copied Ercole Barovier, Nicolo Barovier, Mosaic Glass Goblet, ca. 1914-1928, blown and hot-worked glass, 6 58 × 3 14 in. (16.8 × 8.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.469.9
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Artwork Details

Title
Mosaic Glass Goblet
Artists
attributed to Ercole Barovier
attributed to Nicolo Barovier
Manufacturer
Artisti Barovier
Date
ca. 1914-1928
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 58 × 3 14 in. (16.8 × 8.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums Description
blown and hot-worked glass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — other — dish
Object Number
1929.8.469.9

Artwork Description

This Liberty-style goblet features a bowl of clear hexagonal murrhines, each lined in dark purple, interrupted by a band of murrhines with green rosettes and scattered murrhines featuring mosaic glass images of white flowers. Such use of clear murrhines to build tile or bricklike patterns is characteristic of the early work of Ercole and Nicolò Barovier, one of whom may have made this goblet. It is the most contemporary design in John Gellatly's collection, indicating the breadth of his taste.

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, 2021.