Teapot Goblet #02-2

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass

Date2002

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Whidbey Island

TechniqueBlown zanfirico, hot-worked, applied

SizeOverall H: 34 cm, W: 10.5 cm, D: 7.9 cm

Accession Number2012.4.112

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis

The Way of the Artist (solo exhibition)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

During the 1970s, Marquis moved further into murrine, which he explored in one of his favorite forms: the teapot. He continued to improvise on the teapot form in glass throughout his career. Marquis made teapots inspired by traditional American crazy quilts, by checkerboards, and by Venetian pezzato or patchwork vases of the 1950s. Although Marquis uses traditional Venetian decorative techniques, his work in glass is never mistaken for Venetian. His approach is a distinctively American interpretation, which distinguishes his glass from that of many artists who work in the Italian style today.

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Teapot Goblet #02-2". Colorless, pink, orange, yellow, brown, green, blue, and purple glass; blown zanfirico, hot-worked, applied. Sculpture in the form of an upside down conical teapot with multicolored vertical stripes showing fine latticework. Conical topper applied to teapot with colorless waisted merese or knop. Topper decorated with orange and pink vertical stripes showing fine latticework. Circular foot with white and blue stripes showing fine latticework applied to teapot with short colorless stem.
Provenance

Source Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945) - 2002-2012-09-04