Mosaic Glass Goblet

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
Subjects
  • 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.

Works by this artist (162 items)

Chiura Obata, El Capitán, 1931, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.24, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
El Capitán
Date1931
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase), ca.1930s, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.74
Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase)
Dateca.1930s
ink on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Landslide, 1941, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.2
Landslide
Date1941
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Topaz, ca. 1942, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.5
Topaz
Dateca. 1942
pencil on paper
Not on view

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Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
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Nathan Oliveira, Site with Blue and White, 1978, monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.14
Site with Blue and White
Date1978
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Not on view