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sculpture

Object NameSculpture
Artist Fred Tschida
Assistant Tom Kreager
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1991
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquehot-worked, cased, cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 12.6 cm, W: 12.6 cm, Diam: 15.4 cm
Accession Number93.4.74
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (William Traver Gallery)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque black non-lead glass; hot-worked colorless glass cased in black overlay, cut and polished. Solid sculpture in form of flattened oval sliced in half; colorless interior overlaid with thin casing of opaque black with overall pattern of small holes drilled through casing just to colorless (creating appearance of dots of light on black background when viewed through cut end); exterior has matte surface; cut end is ground and polished flat; some scattered small internal air traps; inscribed in script on flattened base: "Tschida/'91".
Provenance
Object copyright© Fred Tschida
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