Vessel

Object NameSculptural Vessel

Artist Robert C. Florian (American, 1926-1989)

Studio University of Wisconsin

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1968

Place MadeUnited States, WI, Madison

Techniqueblown, hot-worked, sandblasted or etched, engraved

SizeOverall H: 11.8 cm, Diam: 10.8 cm

Accession Number89.4.25

Credit LineGift of the Robert C. Florian Estate

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Decades in Glass: The 60's

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionVessel. Colorless (greenish cast), aquamarine non-lead glass; blown, hot-worked, sandblasted or etched, engraved. Small spherical aquamarine colored vessel, with cased decoration of overall large gobs of pale amber/green; irregular opening with thickly trailed neck with matte finish extending over shoulder; engraved linear patterning extends from matte area and from base to mid section of vessel; base ground flat, no pontil; inscribed in block letters near base: "R C FLORIAN 1968 R C FLORIAN".
Provenance

Source Estate of Robert C. Florian (American, 1926-1989)