Ring with Fractured Glass
Object NameRing
Artist
Kazuko Mitsushima
(b. 1946)
Made FromLead Glass, Rhodium-plated Silver
Date1989
Place MadeJapan, Osaka
Techniquemolten, impressed, annealed, fractured, polished
SizeOverall H: 3.2 cm, W: 2.6 cm, D: 2.4 cm
Accession Number90.6.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Jewelry: 25 Centuries of Style
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, silver metal; Molten glass has been impressed (for silver clasp), annealed, fractured, edges polished, hole drilled into which silver is bonded with Epoxy, silver has been bent, soldered, polished and plated with rhodium. Ring consisting of a silver spiral band formed by a narrow strip that wraps around itself then extends to "clamp" a fractured and drilled block of glass with the appearance of being compressed by the metal; stamped on silver interior: Japanese calligraphic mark for "Kazu" (see object information sheet for example) SILVER.Provenance
Source
Kazuko Mitsushima
(b. 1946) - 1990-02-13
Corning Inc.
Jane Beebe
