sculpture

Object NameSculpture of a Head

Designer Pedro Ramírez-Vázquez (Mexican, 1919 - 2013)

Manufacturer Manufactura de Cristal MACRISA

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1980

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)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Mexico, Mexico City

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).
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