Poison

Object NameRing

Artist Bernhard Schobinger (Swiss, b. 1946)

Made FromFound Glass, Japanese "Urushi" Gold Lacquer

Date2000

TechniqueCut

SizeOverall H: 2.2 cm, W: 3.2 cm, D: 2.7 cm

Accession Number2015.3.19 A

Credit LineGift of the artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Switzerland, Richterswil

Physical DescriptionRing, "Poison". Green found glass (antique poison bottle), cut; Japanese "urushi" gold lacquer. Ring made of glass cut from an antique hexagonal poison bottle. The artist has applied a Japanese gold lacquer coating, called urushi lacquer, to the cut edges of the glass.
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