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Visible Voices

Bowl
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cased glass bowl, mouth blown, of tall ovoid shape. It has been blown with four layers of glass; green, blue, orange and clear. The decoration has been wheel-engraved. The design is of a dominant figure of a woman within a densely leafy grove of trees, a drinking glass on teh gound and above the trees is a flying male figure.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVisible Voices (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Cased glass, wheel-engraved and sand-blasted
Brief description
"Visible Voices", glass bowl, designed and decorated by Clare Henshaw, blown by Neil Wilkin, Bristol, 1992.
Physical description
Cased glass bowl, mouth blown, of tall ovoid shape. It has been blown with four layers of glass; green, blue, orange and clear. The decoration has been wheel-engraved. The design is of a dominant figure of a woman within a densely leafy grove of trees, a drinking glass on teh gound and above the trees is a flying male figure.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Clare Henshaw' (Signature; engraved)
Credit line
Purchased by the Alastair Pilkington Fund
Other number
9791 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.230-1993

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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