sculpture

Object NameCovered box

Maker Michael Higgins (American, b. England, 1908-1999)

Made FromGlass, Copper Wire, Screen

Dateabout 1952

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueFused

SizeOverall H: 8.3 cm, L: 19.1 cm, W (incl. handle): 12.3 cm

Accession Number86.4.9

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Fused Glass: The Art of Frances and Michael Higgins

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass with copper; fused. Lidded rectangular box; low, wide rectangular box formed of six flat sections; lid decorated with four small sections of copper screen inclusions surrounding the side handle formed from a flattened copper wire with both ends wound into spirals and fused into the glass; central curved section protrudes horizontally from the glass; top hinged along long side by "ric-rac" of folded copper ribbon fused into the glass; four sides connected together by interlocking meandering hammered copper bands fused into glass; base section joined to side by overall fused copper screening fused into all five sections; glass with overall mottled surface from mold surface; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Fifty-50 Gallery - 1986-01-22