Underwater Bracelet

Object NameBracelet

Artist Giselle Courtney (Australian, b. 1960)

Made FromNon-lead Borosilicate, Copper, Nickel Silver, Sterling Silver, Paint

Date1994

TechniqueFlameworked, sandblasted, painted, electroformed

SizeOverall W: 6.8 cm, L: 20.2 cm, Th: 1.3 cm

Accession Number95.6.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

S.O.F.A.

Immersed

Place Made

Australia, New South Wales, Newton

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead borosilicate, blue paint, metallic silver, glass, copper, nickel, silver, sterling silver; flameworked and sandblasted glass, back is painted blue, copper electroformed, silver plated, assembled with sterling silver catch. Wide flexible bracelet comprised of thirteen slightly s-curved glass lozenges with small nipple on each end, back are sandblasted in undulating zig-zag pattern and colored blue, then electroformed and silverplated to cover back and nipples with metal leaving an ovoid "window" of glass on top surface; lozenges are placed side by side and connected by chain lengths attached to pair of rings on each nipple; each end of bracelet is finished by narrow silver rods and tubular catch; signature not located.
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