The Hobbit
Artist
Jak Brewer
(American, 1941 - 2015)
CultureAmerican
Date1977
MediumBlown glass
Dimensions6 × 3 3/8 in. (15.2 × 8.6 cm)
Markings“Jak Brewer 1977” engraved with diamond-point stylus on bottom, on edge of pontil mark
Credit LineGift of the artist, in honor of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Object number2015.23
Not on view
DescriptionA bud-vase type vessel in cobalt blue, semi-transparent glass with broad spectrum of iridescence on surface. A landscape scene of copper-colored mountains with moon and stream wraps around the vessel. Smooth, polished pontil mark on bottom.ProvenanceDonated from the estate of the artist via Jill Smith Design of Blowing Rock, NC, to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2015.Exhibition History"Contemporary Glass, Virginia and North Carolina Artists," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 26 to June 17, 1979.
