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Sphere
Glassmaker: O'Dare, Emma
Royal-blue volcanic pâte-de-verre with yellow ochre interior shading to blue at the top. Three-quarters of a sphere with an irregular rim. The exterior has a bubbly, cratered surface, and the inside is uneven and wrinkled.
History note: Purchased by the donors from Adrian Sassoon, 14 Rutland Gate, London, SW7 1BB
Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund
Diameter: 36.5 cm
Height: 27.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2000-03-06) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith
20th Century, Late#
Production date:
AD 1999
Text from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: Emma O’Dare was born in London in 1972. She studied Three-Dimensional Design at Sunderland University from 1991 to 1994 with a specialism in glass and ceramics. She lives and works in London.
royal-blue pâte-de-verre Paste (glass)
Kiln forming : Royal-blue volcanic pâte-de-verre with yellow ochre interior shading to blue at the top
Accession number: C.2-2000
Primary reference Number: 27255
Entry form number: 122
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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