Bowl
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 1955
DIMENSIONS
1 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 10 in. (3.8 x 32.4 x 25.4 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Printed on rim in lower right corner, in script: "higgins"
ACCESSION NUMBER
2002.104.3
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Slumped colorless glass bowl with orange, red, green, and gold decorations. Trapezoid shape with flat rim of uneven width and rounded corners; rim extends farthest at upper left corner. Decorations consist of alternating orange, red, and green bands that radiate from center of base to edge of rim, and concentric rings of gold line (solid and dotted line) that follow shape of bowl.
CAPTION
Michael Higgins (American, born England, 1908–1999). Bowl, ca. 1955. Glass, 1 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 10 in. (3.8 x 32.4 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2002.104.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.104.3_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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