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Stanford Memorial Church Mosaic Cycle

Object NameFragment of Mosaic

Manufacturer Erède Dott. A. Salviati & C.

Made FromGlass, Cement, Sandstone, Gold Foil

Date1903-1905

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueMosaic

SizeOverall H: 29 cm, W: 24.1 cm, D: 7.5 cm

Accession Number2017.3.13

Credit LineGift of Sheldon Barr and Thomas Gardner

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Mosaic, "Stanford Memorial Church Mosaic Cycle". Glass mosaic set in cement and mounted on brown sandstone. Mosaic consists of a red letter "A" is set within a blue omega (O) above a white circular tile, set within a white outline of an eight-petaled flower, set within a larger red outline of a flower with red stem and leaves at top at bottom. Leaves of various shades of green outlined in black curve around central floral motif at top left and bottom right. Central motif and leaves set within a gold matrix.
Provenance

Source Sheldon Barr - 2000-2017-07-28
Sheldon Barr, NYC: post 2000 to present Ebay seller, Las Vegas: unknown date to post 2000 Whereabouts unknown Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto: 1904 to c.1906

Former Collection Stanford Memorial Church - 1904-1906
Sheldon Barr, NYC: post 2000 to present Ebay seller, Las Vegas: unknown date to post 2000 Whereabouts unknown Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto: 1904 to c.1906