bowl

Object NameBowl

Maker Heike Robertson (b. 1961)

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Copper, Wire

Dateabout 1985

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueMolded, Applied, Fusing, Soldered

SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, Diam (max): 18.1 cm

Accession Number86.2.2

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque black non-lead glass; semi-fused discs of crushed glass slumped into plaster mold, rim applied by copper foil technique. Shallow bowl; thin-walled low bowl formed by partially fusing small granules of glass in a mold; section of exterior and most of interior surfaces have been heated to the point of melting and "crawling"; irregular rim has been extended vertically by the attachment of a thin-walled, matte black soldered collar; interior of collar irregularly wrapped and lined with a web of fine copper wire bundled inconsistently; exterior of collar encircled with fewer wraps of wire knotted in two places and spot-soldered periodically as a band to the collar.
Provenance

Former Collection Coleridge of Highgate - 1986-04-02