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Letter of Stone

Letter of Stone

 
Print
 
Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Letter of Stone
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Willson, Robert ((American, 1912-2000)), Artist
Barbini, Alfredo ((Italian, 1912-2007)), Assistant
Vetreria Alfredo Barbini, Studio
Place Made: 
Italy, Murano
Date: 
1983
Color
Colorless, translucent turquoise, opaque white, gold
AAT
colorless
Technique
Hot worked; gold foil inclusions
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 41.9 cm, W: 27.9 cm, D: 8.9 cm
Accession Number: 
2001.3.21
Credit Line: 
Gift of Margaret Pace Willson
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless, translucent turquoise, and opaque white glass. Hot worked; gold foil inclusions. Roughly rectangular shape sculpture with gold foil backgroud, a turquoise blob in the upper right corner and applied white squiggles on the front.
Inscription
Robert Willson / Barbini / Murano on back @l lower left and lower right script
Provenance
Willson, Margaret Pace, Source to 2001

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Exhibitions

Robert Willson: A Texan in Venice
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-05-15 through 2003-11-09

Publications

Notes: Corning Museum Receives Willson Gift (2002) illustrated, p. 205, fig. 3;
Corning Museum Receives Willson Gift (2001) illustrated, pp. 204-206, fig. 3;
Robert Willson: Image-Maker (2001) p. 125; BIB# 71997

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