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Bent tube, black base

Sculpture
March-April 1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Val St. Lambert (makers)
Littleton, Harvey (made)
Place of origin
Seraing (made)

Glass sculpture, Harvey K. Littleton, Val-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, 1972


Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Sculpture
TitleBent tube, black base (assigned by artist)
Brief description
Glass sculpture, Harvey K. Littleton, Val-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, 1972
Credit line
Given by Aileen Dawson in memory of John P. Smith
Object history
This is number 11 out of 37 pieces created by Littleton at Val Saint-Lambert in March-April 1972. Our piece remained in the collection of the in the Collection of the Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert until it was purchased by John Smith.
Production
One of 37 objects made by Littleton at the Belgian Val St. Lambert factory in 1972
Bibliographic references
  • J. Philippe, Le Val-Saint-Lambert: Ses cristallieries et l'art du verre en Belgique, Liege, 1974, pp. 315-319, fig. 250. Our piece is depicted and then in the Collection of the Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert. P. 318 states that his series was issued in April 1972.
  • J. Philippe, Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert: Creations et pieces uniques de COLLIGNON (Liege, Belgiques) et Littleton (U.S.A.), extrait de la 'Vie liegeoise', Liege, no December 1972, pp. 11-15. The list of objects made by Littleton (pp. 13-14) are numbered 101-137. The only object that fits our piece is nr. 111 'Bent tube, black base.' fig. 14 shows Littleton working on a very similar piece, with caption: Littleton au travail au Val en mars (March) 1972.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.199-2021

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Record createdMarch 5, 2021
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1590157/bent-tube-black-base-sculpture-littleton-harvey/
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