Blue Chisel

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Blue Chisel
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice, Murano
Accession Number: 
2001.3.26
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 44.5 cm, W: 19 cm, D: 17.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1990
Credit Line: 
Gift of Margaret Pace Willson
Primary Description: 
Colorless, translucent blue and red glass; hot worked, silver foil inclusions. Large rectangular wedge shaped sculpture with blue ground, scattered red bits and air traps with 4 red cubes with silver foil sides.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Willson, Margaret Pace, Source
2001
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
Colorless, translucent blue, red, silver
colorless
red
Technique: 
hot-worked, silver foil inclusions
Inscription: 
Robert Willson
Signature
: 
Engraved On back side near base next to Barbini signature.
A. Barbini
Signature
: 
Engraved On back side near base. in script

Exhibitions (1)

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

Publications (1)

Robert Willson: Image-Maker (2001) p. 138, bottom; BIB# 71997