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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Fragment of a Circle

Form
1990 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stone, one end cut off; bronze cast of cut off end; the two parts are placed cut end to cast cut end 5mm apart. Ovoid bowl with ribbed rim in pâte-de-verre, located in stone by means of a silver peg.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Form (One of Three Parts)
  • Form (One of Three Parts)
  • Form (One of Three Parts)
TitleFragment of a Circle (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Found stone, bronze, glass, pâte-de-verre, silver
Brief description
Glass and bronze form, 'Fragment of a Circle' by Diana Hobson, England, 1990.
Physical description
Stone, one end cut off; bronze cast of cut off end; the two parts are placed cut end to cast cut end 5mm apart. Ovoid bowl with ribbed rim in pâte-de-verre, located in stone by means of a silver peg.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15cm
  • Height: 10cm
  • Width: 7.5cm
Style
Gallery label
Fragment of a Circle, Diana Hobson (C.78 1 to 3-1996) (18/06/2009)
Object history
Purchased from Alastair Pilkington fund. The stone was found in Derbyshire on the Cheshire border. Alastair Hobson's family comes from this area and she therefore regards it as her ancestral home. This is the last work in pâte-de-verre by Hobson and is a transition work leading to her next series. Shown in Los Angeles, 'Seven Steps' exhibition, 1990; Dublin, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, 'Language of Light' exhibition, 1996.
Bibliographic references
  • Jennifer Hawkins Opie, 'Contemporary International Glass: 60 Artists in the V&A', London, V&A, 2004
  • Dublin, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle: Language of Light, 1996, un-numbered 2nd, 17th and 18th pages.
Other number
9799 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.78:1 to 3-1996

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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