Glass Jewelry Prototypes

Object NameStick Pin

Designer Arlon Bayliss (British, b. 1957)

Manufacturer Rosenthal-Porzellan AG

Made FromGlass, metal fittings

Date1991-1992

Place MadeGermany

Techniquehot-worked, cut, polished, drilled, assembled

SizeOverall W: 3.9 cm, L: 10.5 cm

Accession Number92.3.76

Credit LineGift of Arlon Bayliss

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent deep amethyst (appearing black) glass, metallic gold, gold tone (designer says they are silver) plated metal fittings; hot-worked pulled cane, cut, polished, drilled, assembled with fabricated plated metal. Stick pin consisting of semicircular extruded or flattened metal piece enclosing and supporting a circular cane slice suspended on pins allowing rotation of the glass; cane consists of concentric rings: dark outer ring surrounding wide colorless ring punctuated by five small rings, surrounding smaller black ring enclosing colorless interior; mount is attached to thin straight pin with removable metal security cap; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Arlon Bayliss (British, b. 1957) - 1992