A black bowl made of murrine with opaline core. The granular look was obtained by the difference in the cooling times of the black and the opaline glass: the opaline glass solidified first, thus remaining in
relief on the surface of the vessel.

Paper label: Venini n. 4116.
5 15/16 in. high (15.1 cm)
Ø; 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Exhibitions:
1940, Milan, 7th Triennale;
2000, New York, Venetian Glass, Museum of Arts & Design;
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu,
Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
G. Ponti, 1940, p. 60;
F. Deboni, 1989, n. 64;
M. Barovier, 1991, n. 42;
L’arte del vetro…, 1992, p. 250;
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, 1996, n. 96;
M. Barovier, 1997, p. 216;
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, 2000, n. 132;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 56;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 88.