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Floating Vessel Vase, 2014

This is a Vase. It was designed by Sandra Davolio (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present). It is dated 2014 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is hand-sculpted frit porcelain with in-body blue pigmented porcelain at the edges, double fired with glazed interior. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Floating Vessel.

This object was donated by Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund. It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 24.1 × 20.3 cm (9 1/2 in. × 8 in.)

Cite this object as

Floating Vessel Vase, 2014; Designed by Sandra Davolio (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present) (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present); Denmark; hand-sculpted frit porcelain with in-body blue pigmented porcelain at the edges, double fired with glazed interior; H x diam.: 24.1 × 20.3 cm (9 1/2 in. × 8 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 2014-24-1

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