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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony ILCE-7RM2 2023.
Glass Experiments: Portsmouth sand (Portsmouth-US-0045)
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony ILCE-7RM2 2023.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony ILCE-7RM2 2023.

Glass Experiments: Portsmouth sand (Portsmouth-US-0045)

Maker Atelier NL (Dutch, founded 2007)
Artist Nadine Sterk (Dutch, born 1977)
Artist Lonny van Ryswyck (Dutch, born 1978)
CultureDutch
Date2022
MediumCeramic crucible with glass melted from Portsmouth sand
DimensionsCrucibles: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
PortfolioVirginia Sand Samples and Glass Experiments
Credit LineGift of Atelier NL
Object number2022.35.8
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DescriptionWhite ceramic crucible with a thin layer of greenish glass, melted from Portsmouth sand (historic baseball field, leveling fill).
ProvenanceAtelier NL to CMAExhibition History"To See a World in a Grain of Sand", Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 12, 2022 - January 22, 2023.