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Small Bee/Hornet/Wasp

Small Bee/Hornet/Wasp

 
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Object Name: 
Small Bee/Hornet/Wasp
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Costantini, Vittorio ((Italian, b. 1944)), Maker
Place Made: 
Italy, Veneto, Venezia, Venice
Date: 
about 1985-1989
Technique
flame-worked
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.3 cm, W: 2.4 cm, D: 2 cm
Accession Number: 
86.3.66 E
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Multi-colored non-lead glass; flameworked. Two-part body with double lobed black head with ball-tipped antennae; front half of body black overlaid with spot of yellow from which extends a pair of narrow, raised, transparent amber wings; multiple yellow and black striped back body lobe; three pairs of legs.
Provenance
Frantz, Susanne K., Source
1986-07-11

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Exhibitions

The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-10-17 through 2003-02-16

Objects In Set

7 Insects
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66
June Beetle
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 A
 
Single-Horned Beetle
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 B
Large Stag Beetle
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 C
 
Large Bee/Hornet/Wasp
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 D
Dragonfly
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 F
 
Spider
Artist:Costantini, Vittorio
Date:about 1985-1989
Accession Number:86.3.66 G

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