Pilchuck Snake

Object NameSculpture

Maker Dino Rosin

Maker Ulrica Hydman-Vallien (Swedish, 1938-2018)

Maker Pilchuck Glass School

Maker Loredano Rosin (Italian, 1936-1991)

Made FromNon-lead glass, enamels

Date1988

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Stanwood

Techniquehot-formed glass, sandblasted, enamel painted

SizeOverall H: 21.7 cm, W: 12.4 cm, L: 37.5 cm

Accession Number90.4.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Pilchuck Show 1988

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with pale green cast, polychrome enamels ; hot-formed glass covered with Kugler color, sandblasted areas then enamel painted and fired to 1000 degrees F. Solid hot-formed snake, with single-horned human head; head and horn have overall light bluish-gray enamel background; black detail brushwork; red lips and cheeks, yellow pupils; body has undecorated sections that alternate with rings of blue-gray enamel, with yellow spots and black detail; black has scratched linear patterning; patches on underside have been ground flat; inscribed in script on base: Ulrica HV Pilchuck 1988.
Provenance

Source Traver Sutton Gallery - 1990-01-18