Spaceship Cane

Object Name1 Cane and 1 Murrina

Artist Josh Simpson (American, b. 1949)

Made FromGlass

Date1997

SizeCane L: 3.1 cm, Diam (max): 0.7 cm; Murrina Diam (max): 1.1 cm

Accession Number2019.4.154

Credit LineGift of Josh Simpson and Cady Coleman

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical Description1 Cane and 1 Murrina, "Spaceship Cane". Colorless, blue-green, dark blue, dark sparkly green, and white glass. Hollow blue-green ring in the center of the murrina with some lines of the same color on the inside. The ring is surrounded by colorless glass. Alternating thin lines of dark sparkly green and dark blue/white dots make a ring around the outer edge.
Provenance

Source Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass - 2018-10-17-2019-06-14

Former Collection Cady Coleman (American, b. 1960) - 2018-10-17

Former Collection Josh Simpson (American, b. 1949) - 1997-2018-10-17