Bowl
Michael Higgins; Frances Higgins
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Object Label
In 1948, the husband-and-wife design team of Michael and Frances Higgins began producing glass using a technique in which warm, pliable sheets of glass were “slumped” over molds, decorated with bits of enamel, foil, or wire, and then sandwiched with more glass. In this dynamic piece, the walls of the bowl comprise enlarged cellular forms that look as if they may multiply at any moment.
Caption
Michael Higgins (American, born England, 1908–1999); Frances Higgins (American, 1912–2004). Bowl, Designed and made ca. 1955. Glass, 3 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (8.6 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2000.77. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Collection
Gallery
Collection
Designers
Title
Bowl
Date
Designed and made ca. 1955
Geography
Place made: California, United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (8.6 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm)
Signatures
Signed on rim, in gilt: "higgins" [in script]
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
2000.77
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