Patriot Divided Core Chevron Swirl with Silver Mica

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Patriot Divided Core Chevron Swirl with Silver Mica

Object NameMarble

Artist Drew Fritts (American, b. 1958)

Made FromGlass

Date2006

TechniqueFurnace-worked and flameworked

SizeOverall Diam: 5.1 cm

Accession Number2006.4.106

Credit LineGift of the Artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Place Made

United States, MO, Springfield

Physical Description"Patriot Divided Core Chevron Swirl with Silver Mica" marble. Colorless, red, white and blue glass; mica flakes, flameworked, hot-worked. Large marble with a swirled red white and blue center with silver flakes and ribbons on red, white, and blue on the outside. The core was built up by dipping in the furnace between successive layers of either colored glass or silver mica flakes. The layered core was then dipped in the furnace and colored stripes were applied. It was then twisted between two steel punty rods, rounded, and dipped in th furnace for the final clear coating. It was then rounded using both graphite and cherry wood molds.
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