New Jewel Movement

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
New Jewel Movement
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Rehoboth
Accession Number: 
2012.4.170
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 27.3 cm, W: 30.8 cm, D: 30.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1985
Credit Line: 
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Primary Description: 
Sculpture, "New Jewel Movement". Colorless glass with aqua tint, copper, colorless acrylic; blown, sandblasted, acid-polished, electroformed. (a) Roughly square base dotted with holes. Plateau shape with copper-plated gridwork on top and bottom of base. (b) Cylindrical vase form with defined waist and circular foot. Deeply cut copper-plated grid form on exterior.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Greenberg, Daniel, Source
2012-12-31
Steinhauser, Susan, Source
2012-12-31
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
colorless
aqua
copper
Technique: 
glassblowing
sandblasting
polishing
electroforming
Material: 
glass
sheet glass
copper
Inscription: 
MG / 1985
signature
: 
Engraved (a) on base in glass diamond
Mmg
signature
: 
Carved (b) on base
Copyright: 
© Michael M. Glancy

Publications (1)

Contemporary Glass Sculpture: the Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser collection (2012) illustrated, p. 37 (top); BIB# 146109