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Vase

John Abbott

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

vase, glass, spherical globular shape, base is flattened, top of vase is layers of uneven glass, the centre of the top of the vase is a small circular hole 28mm, body of vase is a transparent clear glass,different layers of glass make up the body, the centre of the vase is a red coloured lightbulb shape, surrounding the red bulb shape is clear glass followed by a layer of thin golden leafing, on top of the gold leafing another layer of glass with a dark red swirl of colour, etched into the base is: JOHN ABBOTT 1984/ GOLDEN ??? attached label reads: ABBOTT/F/475 and obscures after the etched: GOLDEN

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  • Title: Vase
  • Creator: John Abbott
  • Creator Lifespan: fl. 1983
  • Creator Nationality: English
  • Date: 1980s
  • Location Created: Parnell, Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Provenance: Purchased with funds Provided by the Charles Edgar Disney Art Trust
  • Type: Glass vase
  • Rights: © All rights reserved
  • External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
  • Medium: hot-blown glass with gold foil inside
  • Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
  • Acquisition number: 1984.239 G421
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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