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Chess Set

Chess Set

 
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Object Name: 
Chess Set
Department
Modern
Category
Contemporary
Maker(s)
Toso, Gianni ((Italian, b. 1942)), Maker
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice
Date: 
about 1981
Color
Black, white
AAT
black
Dimensions: 
Base W: 50 cm, D: 50 cm; Tallest Piece H: 19.8 cm
Accession Number: 
81.3.125
Location: 
On Display
Description
Glass chess set; black and white pieces.
Label Text
The chess pieces are made in the form of Jewish and Roman Catholic religious figures. A Jewish rabbi and a Roman Catholic bishop (kings) join a group of holy men and women holding Judeo-Christian symbols of faith, including crosses, Torahs, menorahs, and single candles. Each chess piece has the appropriate costume, hairstyle, and accessory of its rank.
Provenance
Toso, Gianni ((Italian, b. 1942)), Former Collection to 1981

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Publications

The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, p. 258; BIB# 128671
The Corning Museum of Glass (2009-03) illustrated, p. 10;
Modern and contemporary art glass (2006) illustrated, slide 62; BIB# 130418
Plastik sanatlarda cam malzemenin uygulanisi (2003) illustrated, p. 86, fig. 3.62; BIB# 120381
Glass Art (1996) illustrated, p. 149; BIB# 36413
Judaica Under Glass (1990-10) pp. 44-48, esp. p. 46;
Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Glass (1989) illustrated, p. 105; BIB# 32803
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1981 (1982) illustrated, pp. 5, 11;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 24 (1982) illustrated, p. 114, #80;

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