Granulare Vase/Anvil (English Setter)

Granulare Vase/Anvil (English Setter)

 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Granulare Vase/Anvil (English Setter)
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
United States, WA, Whidbey Island
Date: 
1997
Technique
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glassblowing
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staining
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assembling
Material
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glass
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metal
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wood
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stain
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 94 cm, W: 89 cm, D: 24 cm
Accession Number: 
2006.4.45
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family
Location: 
On Display
Description
Granulare Vase/Anvil (English Setter). Fused and blown granulare murrine; wood anvil; found vintage painted iron English setter.
Label Text
Marquis collects cast-iron dogs (he loves English setters) and all sizes of anvils. Mindful of shipping costs, he decided that it would be better to have his anvils reproduced in wood for his sculptures, rather than using the heavy and cumbersome originals.
Provenance
Elliott Brown Gallery ((Kate Elliott)), Former Collection
2004
Heineman, Ben W. Sr. Family, Source
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2013-02-16 through 2014-02-02
This exhibition is part of the Corning Museum’s ongoing Masters of Studio Glass series developed to provide a platform for in-depth surveys of artists represented in the Museum’s permanent collection.
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
Contemporary Glass Gallery and Changing Exhibitions Gallery
 
Calendar of programs + events (2013) illustrated, p. 2 (2nd from top); BIB# 85808
Calendar of programs + events (2013) illustrated, p. 2, top; BIB# 85808
Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis (2012) illustrated, cover, p. 6 (bottom, right);
Favorite Things (2012) illustrated, back cover;
Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection (2009) illustrated, p. 217, pl. 123; BIB# 109983
Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass (2008-12) illustrated, June;
New Glass Review, 28 (2007) illustrated, p. 107;
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2006 (2005) illustrated, p. 14, bottom;

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