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Vase

1983-84 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Diana Hobson (b.1943) regards this lead crystal vase as her first truly successful pâte de verre (glass paste) piece. The original form was made in clay from which she made a quartz and plaster mould. The mould was filled with crushed glass and fired in a kiln. Pâte de verre was developed as a technique by Henri Cros in France in the 1880s. Diana Hobson began fresh experiments into the process in 1980, by when it had largely fallen into disuse.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, pâte-de-verre, with jewellery enamels
Brief description
Vase, Britain, Diana Hobson, 1983-1984
Physical description
Pate de verre was developed as a technique by Henri Cros in France at the end of the 19thC. Diana Hobson began fresh experiments into the process in 1980, by when it had largely fallen into disuse. She regards this vase as her first truly successful piece. The original form was made in clay from which she made a quartz and plaster mould. The glass is lead crystal and the work was fired at 700c
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 15.4cm
  • Height: 10.5cm
Style
Gallery label
pâte de verre was developed as a technique by Henri Cros in France at the end of the 19thC. Diana Hobson began fresh experiments into the process in 1980, by when it had largely fallen into disuse. She regards this vase as her first truly successful piece. The original form was made in clay from which she made a quartz and plaster mould. The glass is lead crystal and the work was fired at 700c
Summary
Diana Hobson (b.1943) regards this lead crystal vase as her first truly successful pâte de verre (glass paste) piece. The original form was made in clay from which she made a quartz and plaster mould. The mould was filled with crushed glass and fired in a kiln. Pâte de verre was developed as a technique by Henri Cros in France in the 1880s. Diana Hobson began fresh experiments into the process in 1980, by when it had largely fallen into disuse.
Bibliographic reference
1) Hobson, D: 'Breaking the Mould', Crafts,Sept/Oct 1983 No.64. 2) Hobson, D: unpub. thesis Lit Mat 1282
Other number
7581 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.124-1984

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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