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bowl

Object NameSmall Bowl
Maker Sarah Russell (English, b. 1962)
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Dateabout 1985
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueKiln-Formed, Ring-Mold, Applied, Sandblasted, Lustered
SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, Diam: 9.1 cm
Accession Number86.2.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless with translucent and lime-green non-lead glasses; kiln-formed using ring-mold, sandblasted edge. Irregular hemisphere with rounded base; layer of colorless flashed in lime-green fused to a layer of colorless window glass, opalescent lustre enamel applied in a mottled pattern sandwiched between both pieces of glass; bowl formed by slumping glass into a ring-mold; interior and exterior have been sandblasted leaving a matte surface; rim abraded to reveal three layers (green exterior) with tapered, thin, irregular edge; rounded base, no foot, object rests on bubble ring.
Provenance
Former Collection Coleridge of Highgate - 1986-04-02
vase
about 1900-1949
bead
about 399-300 BCE
bowl
Steuben Glass, Inc.
1920-1929
bottle
Karl Schantz
1981
ring
299-1 BCE