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Object NameCane Slice with a Bust of a Woman
Maker Cristalleria Nason & Moretti S. r. l.
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1990-1994
Place MadeUnited States
Size(A) H: 0.9 cm, W: 0.8 cm, Th: 0.4 cm; (B) H: 1 cm, W: 0.8 cm Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number95.4.311 B
Credit LineGift of Brian Kervliet
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and opaque, white, red, brown, yellow, and black non-lead glasses; flame-worked, tooled, manipulated, fused, encased, pulled, cut. Cane slice depicting a bust of a black person with curly black hair, white round cheeks, and a red shirt, the whole encased in colorless glass; unsigned.
Provenance
Source Brian Kerkvliet
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