Sunwheel

Object NameNecklace

Artist James Minson (b. 1962)

Studio Niijima Glass Art Center

Made FromNon-lead Borosilicate Glass

Date1990

Techniqueflameworked, kiln-fired lustres, slightly iridized

SizeOverall Diam (closed): 25.4 cm

Accession Number90.6.9

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass Jewelry: 25 Centuries of Style

Place Made

Japan, Nii-jima

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead (Borosilicate) glass, polychrome lustres, stainless steel wire, plastic tubing, silver wire catch; flameworked glass, kiln-fired transparent lustres, slightly iridized, strung on wire covered with plastic tubing. Necklace comprised of multiple overlapping strung glass elements (long, narrow, waisted, pointed tip, end curved to form loop) that have been lustred in various shades of transparent blues, greens, and yellows and assembled to form circular collar simulating rays of the sun; hook and eye clasp; unsigned.
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