Glasses and Pills

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Object Name: 
4 Drinking Glasses
Title: 
Glasses and Pills
Maker(s): 
Rosin, Maria Grazia (Italian, b. 1958), Artist
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice, Murano
Accession Number: 
2005.3.37
Dimensions: 
(A-D) Drinking Glass H (max): 7.6 cm, W (max): 10.1 cm, D (max): 8.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 2000
made in 2005
Credit Line: 
Gift of the artist and Caterina Tognon Gallery
Web Description: 
In the course of her career, Maria Grazia Rosin has pursued painting and sculpture in addition to applied arts and design. She is best known for her glass lighting and sculptures that reflect her interest in marine biology and science fiction.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Rosin, Maria Grazia (Italian, b. 1958), Source
Tognon, Caterina, Source
Color: 
colorless
blue
orange
white
yellow
Technique: 
glassblowing
lampworking
blown glass
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
MG ROSIN
signature
: 
engraved Bottom
Copyright: 
© Maria Grazia Rosin

Description

Primary Description: 
Colorless, blue, orange, white and yellow glass; blown, flame-worked, applied. Cylindrical glasses have one side of rim pushed in, with blue in bottoms and two "pills" applied to interior centers. There are lip wraps around top of each glass.

Objects in Set (4)

Glasses and Pills
Artist:Rosin, Maria Grazia
Date:designed in 2000
Accession Number:2005.3.37 A
Glasses and Pills
Artist:Rosin, Maria Grazia
Date:designed in 2000
Accession Number:2005.3.37 B
 
Glasses and Pills
Artist:Rosin, Maria Grazia
Date:designed in 2000
Accession Number:2005.3.37 C
Glasses and Pills
Artist:Rosin, Maria Grazia
Date:designed in 2000
Accession Number:2005.3.37 D