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Marquiscarpa (Whole Elk)

Form
2003 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A tazza form with elongated narrow bowl. Made of millefiori (cut canes) each with pale, opaque core and striped surrounds in yellow, blue, red, etc. Three picture canes - a duck, a horse, and a rabbit.


Object details

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Object type
TitleMarquiscarpa (Whole Elk)
Materials and techniques
Cut glass canes, fused, rolled-up and blown; the art-work assembled, Wheel-cut
Brief description
Glass form, 'Marquiscarpa (Whole Elk)', made of millefiore, by Richard Marquis, United States (Washington State), 2003
Physical description
A tazza form with elongated narrow bowl. Made of millefiori (cut canes) each with pale, opaque core and striped surrounds in yellow, blue, red, etc. Three picture canes - a duck, a horse, and a rabbit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 51.5cm
  • Depth: 14.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Marquis 03-2 (?) 03' (incised on the foot. Marquis Studio number: 03-02.)
Credit line
Given by Johanna Nitzke Marquis and Caterina Tognon in honour of Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Bibliographic reference
Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File
Collection
Accession number
C.4-2004

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Record createdMarch 31, 2004
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