Images(3)

Bird on Branch

Object NameRubber and Wood Mold

Designer Kiki Smith (American, b. Germany, 1954)

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromWood, Rubber, Plastic, Metal

Date2008

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueCast, assembled

SizeOverall H: 12.3 cm, W: 24.1 cm, D: 13 cm

Accession Number2011.7.76

Credit LineGift of Corning Inc.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical Description(a) Wood, plastic, metal nails, clay; assembled. L-shaped half of wood mold frame assembled using metal nails. Rectangular black plastic piece showing a dragon fixed to interior of long side. All interior seams sealed with clay. (a) Wood, plastic, metal nails, clay; assembled. L-shaped half of wood mold frame assembled using metal nails. Rectangular black plastic piece fixed to interior of long side. All interior seams sealed with clay. (c) Greenish rubber; cast. Tiered rectangular mold for bird. Rectangular impression showing a dragon on each long side of exterior.
Provenance

Source Corning Inc. - 2011-11-30-2011-12-01

Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 2008-2011-11-30