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Davy's Gray Seaform 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.

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TitleDavy's Gray Seaform Set with Black Lip Wraps (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Free-blown glass
Brief description
Free- blown glass Assemblage 'Davy's Gray Seaform Set with Black Lip Wraps' designed by Dale Chihuly and made by himself with Kate Elliott and other glass blowers, probably at Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle USA 1985
Physical description
Free-blown clear greyish-tinted glass with tails of grey, mauve and multi-coloured inclusions.
Dimensions
  • Length: 66cm (Note: overall length when assembled.)
  • Width: 56.4cm (Note: overall width when assembled)
Marks and inscriptions
'CHIHULY 1985' (incised in diamond point on largest component)
Gallery label
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
The Seaforms 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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