Golden Triskellion
Artist
Michael M. Glancy
(American, 1950 - 2020)
CultureAmerican
Date1984
MediumBlown and sandblasted glass with electroplated copper
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
InscribedDiamond point engraved bottom edge: "MICHAEL M>t; GLANCY 1984, GOLDEN TRISKELLION" and impressed (sandblasted) bottom: "Glancy" in script.
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Paramount Industrial Companies, Inc.
Object number84.422
Not on view
DescriptionSculpture of blown glass, sandblasted and with electroplated copper. Cased with colorless over opaque golden/yellow. Sandblasted with triangular graduated projections (larger at the middle & smaller at the top & bottom). Electroplated with copper, leaving outer triangular surface uncoated. Looks like a pinecone.Label TextMichael M. Glancy American, 1950-2020 Golden Triskellion, 1984 Blown glass, sandblasted and electroplated copper Purchase, Paramount Industrial Companies, Inc. Contemporary Glass Fund 84.422 Exhibition History"Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and its Origins," Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, March 28 - June 6, 1999; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana, September 11 - November 7, 1999. Published ReferencesKaren S. Chambers and Tina Oldknow, CLEARLY INSPIRED CONTEMPORARY GLASS AND ITS ORIGINS, Tampa Museum of Art, (San Francisco: Pomegranate Communications Inc., 1999), p. 62.
ca. 1925