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Marquiscarpa #2000-9

Object NameVessel

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass, Metal

Date2000

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Whidbey Island

TechniqueFused, slumped, blown murrine, cut

SizeOverall H: 19 cm, Diam (max): 16.5 cm

Accession Number2012.4.110

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis (solo exhibition)

Title Unknown (Maurine Littleton Gallery/Palm Beach 3)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionVessel, "Marquiscarpa #2000-9". (a) Opaque black, medium red, blue, and opaque white glass; fused, slumped, blown murrine, cut. Primarily black sculpture with medium red striations. Sculpture consists of a shallow circular bowl set atop one large flattened merese and one smaller blue merese; mereses join bowl to cylindrical trumpet stem that opens into a circular foot. Sculpture decorated with embedded square blue canes with opaque white silhouettes of animals. Matte finish overall. (b) Metal stand with threaded post with red coating.
Provenance

Source Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945) - 2000-2012-09-04