Deep Blue and Bronze Persian Set
Multiple Form
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
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The Persians series evolved from the Seaforms series in 1985, when the glassblower Martin Blank carried out experimental sessions under Dale Chihuly’s direction. The first examples were reminiscent of the tiny core-formed bottles of ancient Egypt and Persia. The series then developed into a range of widely differing shapes. The outer container forms were often of enormous size.
These pieces are each decorated with lines of thin, trailed glass. The piece was then blown into a ribbed mould leaving the ‘spines’ of thicker glass and then fully blown to shape. The outer form was spun out into a huge disk before finally being shaped by gravity and manipulated by hand.
These pieces are each decorated with lines of thin, trailed glass. The piece was then blown into a ribbed mould leaving the ‘spines’ of thicker glass and then fully blown to shape. The outer form was spun out into a huge disk before finally being shaped by gravity and manipulated by hand.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, with threading and twisted canes (filigree of various types), blown into an optic mould, free-blown and hand-worked |
| Brief description | Large, spreading, organic shape, in blue with red rim, containing 7 assorted shapes, three in yellow with elongated, tentacle-like streamers, three globes (two yellow, one red) and a yellow frilly bowl-like shape. |
| Physical description | Large, spreading, organic shape, in blue with red rim, containing 7 assorted shapes, three in yellow with elongated, tentacle-like streamers, three globes (two yellow, one red) and a yellow frilly bowl-like shape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chihuly' (Signature) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support and Paul Bedford |
| Summary | The Persians series evolved from the Seaforms series in 1985, when the glassblower Martin Blank carried out experimental sessions under Dale Chihuly’s direction. The first examples were reminiscent of the tiny core-formed bottles of ancient Egypt and Persia. The series then developed into a range of widely differing shapes. The outer container forms were often of enormous size. These pieces are each decorated with lines of thin, trailed glass. The piece was then blown into a ribbed mould leaving the ‘spines’ of thicker glass and then fully blown to shape. The outer form was spun out into a huge disk before finally being shaped by gravity and manipulated by hand. |
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| Accession number | C.108:1 to 8-2001 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2002 |
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