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Basket Form (One of Seven Forms)

Dale Chihuly (American, born in 1941)

1982

Object Place: Pilchuck, Washington, United States

Medium/Technique Glass

Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 25.4 x 19.1 cm (6 x 10 x 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Michael J. Bove III

Accession Number1983.518.4

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionWide-mouth amorphous vessel with an overall oval shape and undulating edges and sides. The base color of the glass vessel is muted dark purple. Turquoise threading runs horizontally throughout the vessel, and at the mid-line the color changes gradually to a lustre ochre color. Some errant spots of lustre.

Provenance1982, purchased from the artist by Michael J. Bove III, Newport, Rhode Island; 1983, given by Michael J. Bove III to the MFA (Accession date: December 19, 1983).