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Object NameModel of car
Designer Teau Hollomon
Manufacturer Iris Arc Crystal
Made From32% lead glass
Date1986
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquecut, assembled
SizeH: 4.3 cm, L: 11.9 cm, W: 5 cm
Accession Number86.4.20
Credit LineGift of Iris Arc Crystal
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and red 32% non-lead glasses; cut and assembled. Stylized open sports car; small automobile model in form of open, two passenger sports car with spare tire mounted on the rear trunk; basic prism parts have been cut and faceted into each component, polished, then adhered together, small red reflectors of deep red, single cut glass "jewels"; acid-stamped on bottom of trunk area "IRIS ARC cO 19116".
Provenance
Source Iris Arc Crystal
Object copyright© Iris Arc Crystal
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