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Seaform Basket Set

Object NameSculpture Part

Artist Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941)

Assistant William Morris

Studio Pilchuck Glass School

Made FromGlass

Date1981

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueWound, blown, off hand formed

SizeOverall H: 18.1 cm, L: 37.2 cm

Accession Number81.4.43 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass cane, spirally wound with opal tinted cane; blown in optic mold and off hand formed. Irregular ovoid shape. Maroon tinted thread decoration below rounded rim; concentric spiral ribbing expands counterclockwise from base to rim; pale opal tinted decoration follows ribbing creating distorted "Z" shape patterns at tops of ribs; ribbing distorted by vertical impressions; ground pontil wad; electric stippled (?) signature: "Chihuly/ 1981" near base. Part B fits within and projects from part A. See photograph.
Provenance

Source Cowles Gallery, Inc. - 1981-05-04