stopper

Object NameLeaf form, stopper ?

Maker John Burton (American, b. United Kingdom 1894-1985)

Made FromBorosilicate tubing, oxides

Date1980

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueflameworked, tooled

SizeL: 22.5 cm, W: 5.6 cm

Accession Number85.4.61

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elsie Burton

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with translucent pink and white decoration; flameworked, tooled. Leaf form with stem; elongated flattened pointed ovoid form with irregular edges, one end tipped with a colorless solid ball and the other with an applied length of colorless whose end slightly curls up on itself; surface of flattened area is decorated with a central oval of white; from the center of the oval trailing of colorless snakethreading with a pink twist spirals outward to cover entire surface except for outside edge which is circumscribed with a trail of colorless snakethread with a white twist.
Provenance

Source Elsie Burton