Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

'Davy's gray sea form set with black lip wraps

Form
1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Free-blown clear greyish-tinted glass with tails of grey, mauve and multi-coloured inclusions.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

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Title'Davy's gray sea form set with black lip wraps (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Free-blown glass
Brief description
Free- blown glass Assemblage 'Davy's grey sea form set with black lip wraps' designed by Dale Chihuly and made by himself with Kate Elliott and other glass blowers, probably at Pilchuck Centre, Seattle USA 1985
Physical description
Free-blown clear greyish-tinted glass with tails of grey, mauve and multi-coloured inclusions.
Marks and inscriptions
'CHIHULY 1985' (incised in diamond point on largest component)
Gallery label
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
The Sea Forms series was begun in 1981. "Davy's Gray" is the name of a Windsor and Newton watercolour paint.
Other number
9741 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.111to G-1987

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Record createdSeptember 28, 1998
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