Black And Silver African Strap Vase (G69)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Anna Dickinson
Neil Wilkin
Neil Wilkin
Title
Black And Silver African Strap Vase
Made in
London
Date
1992
Description
Dark purple glass vessel with herring bone line patterns etched into work around the entire vessel. Three centemeter metal band around the rim of the vessel is etched with dots.
Materials and techniques
Hand blown vessel, sandblasted, etched, ground and polished. Drilled "spots". Metal area electroformed with copper prior to oxidising black and silvering, waxed.
Dimensions
diameter: 10.9cm
height: 20.5cm
Object number
G69
Category
Maker's statement
Neil Wilkin blew vase at his studio in Rode, Somerset.
Exhibited and purchased from The Glass Show, CC Gallery.4: This piece forms part of a series of
work I have been doing which has strong influences from West
African sculpt
Exhibited and purchased from The Glass Show, CC Gallery.4: This piece forms part of a series of
work I have been doing which has strong influences from West
African sculpt