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Sphere: C.2-2000

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sphere

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: O'Dare, Emma

Entities

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donors from Adrian Sassoon, 14 Rutland Gate, London, SW7 1BB

Legal notes

Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 36.5 cm
Height: 27.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2000-03-06) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Production date: AD 1999

Note

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.

School or Style

Contemporary Craft

Materials used in production

royal-blue pâte-de-verre Paste (glass)

Techniques used in production

Kiln forming : Royal-blue volcanic pâte-de-verre with yellow ochre interior shading to blue at the top

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2-2000
Primary reference Number: 27255
Entry form number: 122
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 31 March 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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