necklace

Object NameNecklace

Artist James Minson (b. 1962)

Studio Niijima Glass Art Center

Made FromGlass, paper, metal, copper

Date1990

Place MadeJapan; Australia

TechniqueFlameworked, blown glass tubing

SizeOverall L: 58.2 cm

Accession Number90.6.10

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, transparent yellow stain, non-bleached handmade paper, copper wire, monofilament; flameworked and blown glass tubing, colored with silver chloride and copper oxide; paper tube threaded through glass, assembled with monofilament and copper wire catch. Necklace comprised of twelve hollow glass bubbles stained yellow turning to oxidized amber around openings; beads increase slightly in size towards mid-section of strand; bubbles threaded with folded tube of handmade paper that is puffed out to form a crumbled bubble separating glass beads; hook and eye clasp; unsigned.
Provenance

Source James Minson (b. 1962) - 1990-04-16