Brown Basket #2

Object NameBowl

Artist Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941)

Made FromGlass

Date1978

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueBlown, applied thread drawing

SizeOverall H: 19.5 cm, W: 23 cm, D: 20.6 cm

Accession Number2022.4.2142

Credit LineGift of Paul and Elmerina Parkman

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBowl, "Brown Basket #2". Translucent white, brown, dark red, opaque white, and opaque light blue glass; blown, applied thread drawing. Irregularly-shaped bowl with translucent white interior cased in mottled brown on the exterior; wide oval opening at top encircled by spirals of dark red glass. Bowl decorated with fine white threads that wrap around body and central abstract thread drawing consisting of dots and zigzags set atop a small splash of light blue.
Provenance

Former Collection Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941)

Source Paul Parkman (1932 - 2024)

Source Elmerina Parkman (died 2024)