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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Bowl
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Bowl

Artist John Nygren (American, born 1940)
Date1975
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
InscribedSigned (diamond-point) "John Nygren 363 JFN 1975" and (impressed) "JFN" on the button pontil.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2383
Not on view
DescriptionBowl of blown transparent blue glass with an exterior chemical mottling of cream-white. Applied to the body are two dragonflies, each with blue and green bodies, brown heads, white eyes and pale amber wings. Applied around the rim is a ring of transparent brown glass.

4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2019.
Tiffany Studios
ca. 1905
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1973
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1974
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1975
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1974
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1973
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1974
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
John Nygren
1974
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
François-Émile Décorchemont
ca. 1919
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.
Joyce J. Scott
2006
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2012.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1902
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664-525 B.C.E.