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Body I

Form
1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glass form in three parts: a flattened pyramidal vessel, in with front opening, on an open oval stand, both in colourless pâte de verre, on an oval mirror-glass baseplate.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Form
  • Form
  • Form
TitleBody I (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colourless pâte de verre, part polished; fringe of glass, and applied glass in the interior attached with glue, mirror-glass
Brief description
Glass artwork, "Body I", in three parts, pâte-de-verre pyramidal vessel with applied fringe, Gayle Matthias, England (London), 1996
Physical description
Glass form in three parts: a flattened pyramidal vessel, in with front opening, on an open oval stand, both in colourless pâte de verre, on an oval mirror-glass baseplate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 19cm
Marks and inscriptions
'G.E. Matthias'
Credit line
Given by the artist
Bibliographic reference
Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File
Collection
Accession number
C.183:1 to 3-2003

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2004
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