Alice

Physical description

A six-part sculptural artwork of purpose-made glass and found objects in the form of an assemblage made up of a blown glass structure (tazza base, with separate domed T-shaped top) enclosing a porcelain figure (Alice), with suspended thermometer and hand brush, and, at the apex, a fruitwood apple.
[Sculpture] Blown glass structure, tazza base.
[Sculpture] blown glass domed T-shaped structure.
[Sculpture] Porcelain figure (Alice) a blonde girl seated on a 'rustic stump'. She is wearing a yellow dress and white apron, and carries a basket of pink flowers, holds a flower in her right hand, and has one pink flower between her feet.
[Sculpture] Glass thermometer, with card printed with measure and makers name.
[Sculpture] Hand brush.
[Sculpture] An apple made of carved fruitwood.

Place of Origin

Amsterdam, Holland (assembled)
Germany (probably, made)
USA, USA (made)

Date

1999 (assembled)
ca. 1950s (made)

Artist/maker

Meitner, Richard (artist)
Dieperink, Edwin (glass-blower)

Materials and Techniques

lamp-blown glass and found objects

Marks and inscriptions

[Sculpture] 'Springfield, Ohio, USA'

Dimensions

Height: 50 cm, Width: 25 cm

Descriptive line

'Alice', a six-part sculptural artwork of purpose-made glass and found objects in the form of an assemblage made up of a blown glass structure, by Richard Meitner, The Netherlands (Amsterdam), 1999

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File

Materials

Glass

Techniques

Lamp-working

Categories

Glass; Sculpture

Collection code

CER