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Family Portrait

Object NameVessel

Maker Richard Q. Ritter (American, b. 1940)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1976

Place MadeUnited States, NC, Penland

TechniqueFused and blown mrrine glass, cased, ground

SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm, Diam: 20.9 cm

Accession Number76.4.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass

The Italian Influence in Contemporary Glass

Masterpieces of American Glass

Title Unknown (Corning Museum of Glass)

On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.

Physical DescriptionTranslucent red-orange, blue, opaque "black", white, deep red, yellow and chartreuse details, all cased in colorless non-lead glass; colored trails and slices of heated murrina applied to blown vessel, vessel then freely blown. Almost spherical vessel with narrow, slightly necked opening; red interior cased in opaque white, almost entire body decorated with broad overlapping scalloped trails of orange-red, deep red, and blue framing (above and below) seven large identical blown-out circular murrini cane decorations (upper two-thirds edged in small blue and white stars, blue background, surrounding three figures (delineated in black) in pyramidal format, at top young woman with long hair, white star-patterned dress, chartreuse collar, she stands above and between woman with short hair (on left), with black and yellow dress and bearded man with white collar and tie, black jacket); base ground flat; slight remnant of pontil; inscribed in script near base edge: Richard Q. Ritter 1976".
Provenance

Source Ritter Glass - 1976-04-30

Former Collection Richard Q. Ritter (American, b. 1940)