Rocking Globe
Object NameGlobe
Maker
Pauline Solven
(United Kingdom, b. 1943)
Made FromGlass
Date1983
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueBlown, Stained or Enameled, Cut, Polished, [Engraved]
SizeOverall H: 13.7 cm, Diam: 17.2 cm
Accession Number84.2.14
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, multicolored glass; blown, stained or enameled, cut, possibly engraved. Truncated spherical shape; flat polished rim; rim made by cutting into spherical form at two different angles and forming a broad figure "8" shape; three flat disk or partial disk shapes polished into sides; lower half decorated with a stylized landscape of patchwork stripes and circles in pastel shades including pinks, greens, and blues; upper portion with Matte, possibly acid polished surface; signed on side just above lower colored area "Pauline Solve RH 1983"; no pontil area on base.Provenance
Former Collection
Coleridge of Highgate
- 1984-04-06
