What is AAT?
The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More
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Primary Description:
Dichroic opal glass; cast, cut, ground, polished. Mounted on an aluminum stand, metal engraved label. Wedge-shaped sculpture made to look like a fragment of the Hale Telescope's honey-combed 200-inch mirror disk. Treated like a scientific display, the "specimen" is labeled and presented on an aluminum stand.
Exhibitions (2)

Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library
Venue(s)
Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass 2017-04-08 through 2018-02-17
From advertisements for glass eyes to patents for preserving the dead in glass; from glasshouse dollars to drawings by worldfamous artists such as Salvador Dali and Georgia O’Keeffe. These are some of the rarely seen wonders in Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library. Artists, researchers, authors, and glass enthusiasts of all kinds use the Rakow Library’s holdings to learn more about glass, which often leads to voyages of discovery in unexpected directions. Come discover how the rare collections and curiosities in the Rakow Library have inspired others and how they can inspire you.

Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2011-01-10 through 2011-10-30
Rakow Research Library
Publications (4)
The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable Acquisitions 2009 (2010)
illustrated, pp. 72-73, #50;
BIB# AI79879