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Still Life No.3

'Still Life No. 3', Form
1990-6 (designed), 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rachael Woodman (designer)
Neil Wilkin (technician)
Place of origin
England (designed and made)

Glass, handblown and cut, matt black and coloured, consisting of two black canoes containing eight loose bowls, five matt red, one matt yellow, one polished blue and one matt blue with polished rim. The canoes are cut from a single form (halved), the eight 'pods' or bowls are interchangeable in any arrangement netween the two boats. Described on the maker's invoice as '2 Silky Black Canoes with 8 Primary Bowls'.


Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
'Still Life No. 3', Form
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

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TitleStill Life No.3 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Glass, handblown, cut
Glass
Hand Blown
Cut
Brief description
'Still Life No. 3', glass form, two canoe shapes and eight bowls, Rachael Woodman (hand blown by Neil Wilkin to RW's specification), England, designed c.1995, made 1996.
Physical description
Glass, handblown and cut, matt black and coloured, consisting of two black canoes containing eight loose bowls, five matt red, one matt yellow, one polished blue and one matt blue with polished rim. The canoes are cut from a single form (halved), the eight 'pods' or bowls are interchangeable in any arrangement netween the two boats. Described on the maker's invoice as '2 Silky Black Canoes with 8 Primary Bowls'.
DimensionsBowls are various sizes
Marks and inscriptions
'R WOODMAN 1996 N.W (for Neil Wilkin) FROME', engraved on both 'canoes'
Credit line
Gift of Adrian Sassoon Esq.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.68:1-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O306442/still-life-no3-still-life-no-rachael-woodman/
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