sculpture
Object NameSculpture of a Head
Designer
Pedro Ramírez-Vázquez
(Mexican, 1919 - 2013)
Manufacturer
Manufactura de Cristal MACRISA
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1980
Place MadeMexico, Mexico City
TechniqueCast, wheel-cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 11.4 cm, Diam (max): 9.6 cm
Accession Number80.5.7
Credit LineGift of Patronato Nacional de las Associaciones de Diseño
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSculpture of a Head. Colorless glass; cast, wheel-cut and polished. Sculpture: stylized human head. Solid, consisting of spheroid head which merges with cylindrical neck; underside of object plain. Entire surface except underside of neck facet-cut and polished; facets are small, polygonal, of different shapes and sizes, and have flat surface, except for two large circular hollow facets representing the eyes and one smaller oval hollow facet representing the mouth. Underside ground and polished, with scratched signature: "Ramy V 111 / one or two letters, illegible|" ("Ramy" and illegible letters are cursive).Provenance
Source
Patronato Nacional de las Associaciones de Diseño
- 1980-10-31
Object copyright© Manufactura de Cristal MACRISA
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