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Flower
Flower

Flower

Object NameSculpture
Maker František Janák (Czech, b. 1951)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1981
Place MadeCzechoslovakia
Techniquecast, cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 14.5 cm, Diam: 15.3 cm
Accession Number93.3.69
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Puckette
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; cast, cut, polished. Solid polished sphere deeply cut in on "top" side to form an inset wide 3-sided pyramidal prism, each of the long base sides is flanked by a curved section sliced vertically to exterior surface; overall scattered bubbles; inscribed in block letters at one cut edge: "Janák '81"; two rectangular white paper labels with black ink numbers (these should be removed): "68/60/24/0010" and "116223".
Provenance
Former Collection Gail B. Puckette - 1993
Former Collection Charles McDonald Puckette - 1993
Object copyright© Frantisek Janak
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