Glass Experiments: Jamestown sand (Jamestown-US-0039)
Maker
Atelier NL
(Dutch, founded 2007)
Artist
Nadine Sterk
(Dutch, born 1977)
Artist
Lonny van Ryswyck
(Dutch, born 1978)
CultureDutch
Date2020
MediumGlass bottle filled with Jamestown sand
DimensionsBottles: 7 1/2 × 2 15/16 in. (19.1 × 7.4 cm)
PortfolioVirginia Sand Samples and Glass Experiments
Credit LineGift of Atelier NL
Object number2022.35.11
Not on view
DescriptionThis sand was collected by David Givens, Director of Archaeology at Jamestown Rediscovery, on August 28, 2020. Dr. Givens shares the sand's significance: “This trench was excavated 20 years ago. Clean, coarse sand was brought in from elsewhere to backfill the dig. While this sand is not native to Jamestown Island, it is a tangible trace of our archaeological forebears, and a reminder that understanding our shared history is an ongoing process in which we are only one part.” Atelier NL sand archive sample identification number: Jamestown-US-0039.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.
