Spring Birth Paperweight
Artist
Barry Sautner
(American, 1952-2009)
CultureAmerican
Date1990
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 x 4 in. (6.4 x 10.2 cm)
InscribedSignature on bottom: Barry Sautner Scs 1990
Credit LineBequest of Nedra Karrer Joyce
Object number2001.7.2
Not on view
DescriptionDome shaped with colorless glass casing transparent amethyst glass. The outside surface is carved with images of fairies, flowering branches, and iris - the upper portion intaglio-carved, the lower portion carved in high relief that has been elaborately undercut in the manner of ancient Roman cage cups, i.e. the relief carving is supported on delicate struts so that it appears to float. On the bottom is an intaglio-carved image of a male baby within a flower bud.ProvenanceNedra Karrer Joyce; Bequest of Nedra Karrer Joyce to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001.
Moser Glass
Moser Glass
