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"Serpentine" Candlesticks
"Serpentine" Candlesticks

"Serpentine" Candlesticks

Object NameSet of 6 Candlesticks
Artist Jeff Zimmerman (American, b. 1968)
Made FromGlass
Datedesigned in 2009; made in 2010
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Brooklyn
TechniqueBlown, hot-worked, cased, iridized
Size(a) Candlestick H: 41.3 cm, W: 24 cm
Accession Number2010.4.82
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The designer uses the forms of slithering snakes to hold his candles
Physical DescriptionBlack and colorless glass; blown, hot-worked, cased, iridized. Set of 6 black glass candlesticks. Each candlestick has tall socket, resting on annular knop, resting on waisted stem, resting on annular knop, resting on long, tall, curved "tail" that is cased in colorless glass; top portions of candlesticks are slightly iridized. (a) Candlestick with circular spiral tail. (b) Candlestick with oval spiral tail and ground base. (c) Candlestick with S-shaped tail. (d) Candlestick with tail that loops over onto itself, transparent waisted stem, and ground base. (e) Candlestick with S-shaped tail. (f) Candlestick with S-shaped tail.
Provenance
Source R 20th Century - 2010-04-01
Object copyright© Jeff Zimmerman