necklace
Object NameNecklace
Artist
Mieke Groot
(Dutch, b. 1949)
Made FromNon-lead glass, Enamel
Date1994
Place MadeNetherlands
TechniqueBlown, tooled, enameled, assembled
SizeOverall L: 47.5 cm; Diam (Beads): 4.8 cm
Accession Number95.3.46
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Mieke Groot and Richard Meitner
On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, opaque red glass enamel, metallic bronze and silver, coral red; blown, tooled, enameled, assembled. Necklace comprised of twelve slightly flattened hemi-spherical bubbles of colorless (tooled holes on broad sides), third bubble from one end has been completely covered in red enamel mixed with sand; bubbles are strung together with four strands of silver wire, where wires passes through each bubble they are strung with bronze beads (with scattered beveled edges and sides) interspersed with coral beads; flattened silver bead spacer between each glass bead; both strand ends with round silver beads and double metal hook closure; engraved in block letters around the outside opening of final glass bead (at end with red bead): "MIEKE GROOT94".Provenance
Source
Briaggiotti Gallery
- 1995-05-10
