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Object NameContainer with lid
Maker
John Henry Nickerson
(American, b. 1939)
Made FromGlass, aluminum, plastic
Date1984
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueBlown, iridized, cut, ground, and polished
SizeH: 19.7 cm, D: 26.8 cm
Accession Number84.4.32
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, with gold to orange iridized lid; aluminum and yellowish brown plastic attachments; blown, iridized, cut, ground, and polished; lid attachment presumably affixed with adhesive. Container: flattened spheroid body inclined toward front. Mouth circular, with pouring lip, eccentrically placed near front, sloping from one side to other; body rests on low, solid foot with tubular cavity at center. Edge of mouth covered by aluminum rim with, at back, vertical projection, to which lid is attached with pin; lid also has aluminum rim, which supports curved disk of colorless glass with gold to orange iridized surface; at front, it has aluminum and plastic knob. Signature scratched under base: "Nickerson 1984".Provenance
Source
Habatat Galleries Inc.
- 1984-04-24
Object copyright© John Nickerson
