glass eye
Object NameArtificial Eye
Factory
Iwaki Glass Company
Made FromGlass
Date1926-1961
Place MadeJapan, Kinki, Hyogo, Amagasaki
Techniqueflameworked
SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, W: 2.1 cm, Th: 1.2 cm
Accession Number61.6.41 A
Credit LineGift of Mr. Kuranosuke Iwaki
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque milk white, brown and red glasses. Whites of the eye with brown pupil and faint red lines, imitating blood vessels; highly convex in front, with highly concave interior.Provenance
Source
Dorothy Blair
- 1961-03-03
Former Collection
Kuranosuke Iwaki
It appears that Dorothy Blair acted as an "Intermediary" between the Museum and Kuranosuke Iwaki for 61.6.41 AB. The two eyes are on RR003724, for which Blair is the Source. AvS notes that Blair is the donor on his 1961 cataloging; Blair notes that Iwaki is the SOURCE on her 1974 cataloging, however this is obviously incorrect given the object's appearance on RR003724.
It appears that Dorothy Blair acted as an "Intermediary" between the Museum and Kuranosuke Iwaki for 61.6.41 AB. The two eyes are on RR003724, for which Blair is the Source. AvS notes that Blair is the donor on his 1961 cataloging; Blair notes that Iwaki is the SOURCE on her 1974 cataloging, however this is obviously incorrect given the object's appearance on RR003724.
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