Mosaic glass bowl "a faraona" (guinea fowl), ca. 1962

ExecutionVenini & C., founded 1921

DesignLudovico Diaz de Santillana, Roma 1931–1989 Arezzo

Bits of smoke-coloured glass canes with white threads (murrine), fused, blown, cut

(H x Ø)3,8 x 20,4 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workThe bowl imitates the plumage of the guinea fowl. To achieve this, special coloured glass was fused and pulled out into long rods. Slices of these could then be laid out together as a mosaic and picked up with the glassmaker’s pipe to form the vessel. “La faraona” is the Italian name for the guinea fowl. It was once thought to have been bred for the first time in Ancient Egypt, which is probably why it was called the “Pharaoh”.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1966

Inventory numberP 1966-297

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