Silvered Gold Over Clear Venetian
Artist
Dale Chihuly
(American, b. 1941)
CultureAmerican
Date1990
MediumBlown and silvered glass
Dimensions31 x 17 x 17 in. (78.7 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Carolyn and Richard Barry, Jim Hixon, Oriana McKinnon, Leah and Richard Waitzer, Suzanne and Vince Mastracco, Doug and Pat Perry, Martha and Richard Glasser, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane Stokes, Jr., Cynthia and Stuart Katz in honor of Sidney L. Nusbaum II and in memory of Faith W. Nusbaum, Pat and Jeff Brown, Chrissy and Dave Johnson, Pat and Jack Stecker, and Sunny Williams
Object number2011.12.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a silvered glass sculpture. The body is a slim cylinder shape with tapered waist, and is executed in transparent amber with transparent green lip wrap and foot wrap. The interior of vessel has been treated with a solution of silver nitrate to create a reflective appearance on exterior surface. Attached to the body of the vessel are five ribbed coils applied in an asymmetrical and exuberant fashion. The glass sculpture is signed “Chihuly ‘90” above the green foot rim.ProvenanceChihuly Studios archives; purchased by Chrysler Museum of Art through dealer, Kenn Holsten in cooperation with the Andrew Schlauch, Curator of the Chihuly Studio, 2011Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright, _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 176-177.
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