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| Artist | | VENINI & C (manufacturer) | | Birth | | 1923, Murano, Italy | | Artist | | BIANCONI (designer) | | Birth | | 1915, Padua | | Death | | 1996, Milan, Italy | | | | | | Title | | Fazzoletto corroso (Handkerchief) vase | | Date | | design 1948, manufacture c.1950 | | Medium | | blown, acid-etched corroso glass | | Dims | | 30.0 x 26.0 cm | | Collection | | National Gallery of Australia Purchased 1997 | | AccNo | | 98.19 |
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The Venetian island of Murano has been a centre for glass for centuries. Venini is one of its best-known firms, producing a wide range of expressive and flamboyant glass, including this folded handkerchief-shaped vase. It has been produced since 1948 in a number of different sizes and glass styles, making it one of the most recognisable of the objects that characterise postwar Italian design. This version, in translucent mauve glass, has a textured surface known as corroso. This technique produces a corroded, weathered surface by partially masking the surface of the glass before it is etched with acid.
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