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2014	We acquired this object. We photographed this object. We photographed this object. Work on this object began.
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Floating Vessel Vase

This is a vase. It was designed by Sandra Davolio (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present). It is dated 2014 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is hand-sculpted frit porcelain with in-body blue pigmented porcelain at the edges, double fired with glazed interior. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Floating Vessel.

This object was donated by Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund. It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Man's Hat (ashetu) (Cameroon)
cotton, wood.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. William Goulding.
2003-3-1

Here we have a wrap skirt with three layers of loosely ruffled waves that gather at the top in a thin, simple tie. On each layer, there are varying decorative elements. The top layer has repeated geometric shapes that create abstract circles reminiscent of flowers, crosses wtih pointed ends, and zigzags. Small scallops of blue run along diagonally, and there are golden circles in the middle of the pointed crosses. The middle layer has similarly abstract patterns of different zigzagging lines, one with a small hint of gold running vertically. The bottom layer has additional lines of decor, side by side in tightly repeated dots, links, and triangles. Overall, the colors are not contrasting, making the skirt appear overlapping brown, dark purple, dark gray shades.

Eungie Skirt
hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani scraps, pieced,....
Gift of Christina Kim.
2022-26-4

2nd Generation Garment: Eungie Skirt
hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani scraps, pieced,....
Gift of Christina Kim.
2022-26-5

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 24.1 × 20.3 cm (9 1/2 in. × 8 in.)

Cite this object as

Floating Vessel Vase; Designed by Sandra Davolio (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present) (Italian, b. 1951, active Denmark, 1974-present); Denmark; hand-sculpted frit porcelain with in-body blue pigmented porcelain at the edges, double fired with glazed interior; H x diam.: 24.1 × 20.3 cm (9 1/2 in. × 8 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 2014-24-1

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/72TQa/
Accession Number 2014-24-1
Object ID 68268445