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Object NamePlatter
Series
- Squares in Progress
Artist
Mark Russell Jr.
(b. 1951)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1984
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, sandblasted, iridized, fused
SizeH: 5.9 cm, D: 44 cm
Accession Number86.4.201
Credit LineGift of Mark Russell Glassworks
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass flashed in transparent amber, applied multicolored elements, iridization; blown, sandblasted, iridized, fused. Circular platter with wide flat rim and narrow dished center; overall sandblasting on all surfaces leaving scattered geometric "windows" in varying sizes through the amber flashing; each window has been framed with a raised, sandblasted frame, with overlapped corners; overall tightly sandblasted small lines; entire top surface has been heavily iridized and then covered and fused with scattering of small, raised, geometric, multicolored shapes (spheres, rods, squares, triangles and rectangles); narrow base with ground pontil; inscribed in script on underside in a non-sandblasted shape "Mark Russell/1984/Squares in/Progress Series".Provenance
Source
Mark Russell Glassworks
Object copyright© Mark Russell, Jr.
