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Object NameBag of Marbles

Makerpossibly Vacor de Mexico

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1988

Place MadeMexico

Techniquesemi-automated process

SizeOverall W: 4.3 cm, L: 19 cm

Accession Number89.5.1

Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionMulti-colored non-lead glass; probably a semi-automated process. Plastic net bag of assorted marbles (approximately 50), four sizes, appearance ranging from opaque to transparent: some iridized in varying degrees, some with rough speckled surface ("Galactica"), some striated, some with "cats-eye" internal decoration; bag is knotted, knot is collared by semicircular cardboard tag with yellow, green, orange, blue and black printing depicting stylize marble in motion and lettering: "MADE IN MEXICO/ CONTAINS ASSTD MARBLES 1/2 POUND"; unsigned.
Provenance

Former Collection Susanne K. Frantz - 1989-01-03