Conical Vessel

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Object Name: 
Footed vase
Title: 
Conical Vessel
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
86.4.25
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24.5 cm, D (rim): 25.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1985
Primary Description: 
Transparent purple, red and colorless non-lead glasses; blown, hot joining and applications. Flared conical bowl tapering at the bottom comprised of transparent red cased in colorless decorated with two rows of thick, flat "beads" of black cased in colorless, applied hot, rough pontil, hollow conical base of purple cased in colorless tapered at top and joined to top section with a wrap of colorless while hot; inscribed inside foot "ANN P. WÅHLSTROM 1985".

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Wahlstrom, Ann (Swedish, b. 1957), Source
1986-04-24
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
Transp. purple, red, colorless
red
Technique: 
blown, hot joining and applications

Exhibitions (1)

Ann Wahlstrom - New Work
Venue(s)
Gallery Nilsson 1985-04 through 1985-04

Publications (3)

Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Glass (1989) illustrated, p. 71; BIB# 32803
Recent Acquisitions: Corning (New Work) (1986) p. 38; BIB# AI16861
Title Unknown (Metro Magazine) (1985)