Bird on Branch
Object NameSculpture
Designer
Kiki Smith
(American, b. Germany, 1954)
Manufacturer
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(1903-)
Made FromGlass, Metal
Date2008
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueCast, ground, polished, engraved
Size(ab) H: 8.4 cm, W: 21.7 cm; (a) L: 16.5 cm; (c) L: 6.7 cm, W: 3.8 cm, D: 0.9 cm
Accession Number2011.4.205
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(a) Colorless glass, metal, magnetized metal; cast, ground, polished, engraved. Sculpture in the form of a bird with wings lowered. Bird rests atop a silver metal portion of a branch. Magnetized metal square fixed in base of branch. (b) Silver metal branch with two leaves. Section of branch cut away to fit around branch portion of (a). Magnetized metal square fixed in cut away section. (c) Silver metal brooch in the form of a leaf with a small hole.Provenance
Source
Corning Inc.
- 2011-11-30-2011-12-01
Former Collection
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 2008-2011-11-30
Object copyright© Corning Inc.
