Nucleus, by Catherine Hough

An image of Studio Glass. Nucleus. Contemporary Craft. Pebble-shaped form. Hough, Catherine (British, b.1948). Hollow pebble-shaped object with flattened underside, cut across one end, and the thickness of the wall polished to provide a smooth frame for the aperture. The exterior is frosted, and apart from an oval area on one side, and part of the base, is engraved with flowing lines, resembling weeds flowing in water or grasses blown by the wind. Thick, clear glass, blown, cut, polished, frosted (sandblasted) and engraved, height 13.5 cm, length 19 cm, 1998. Given by Sir Nicholas and Lady Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Studio Glass. Nucleus. Contemporary Craft. Pebble-shaped form. Hough, Catherine (British, b.1948). Hollow pebble-shaped object with flattened underside, cut across one end, and the thickness of the wall polished to provide a smooth frame for the aperture. The exterior is frosted, and apart from an oval area on one side, and part of the base, is engraved with flowing lines, resembling weeds flowing in water or grasses blown by the wind. Thick, clear glass, blown, cut, polished, frosted (sandblasted) and engraved, height 13.5 cm, length 19 cm, 1998. Given by Sir Nicholas and Lady Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Accession Number: C.4-1999
© Catherine Hough. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 768 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 66.19kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 39/1

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