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Original Form (from the series: Original Form)

Artist Diana Hobson English, born 1943

Place of OriginLondon

Date1985

DimensionsH: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.);
W: 16.3 cm (6 3/8 in.);
Depth: 11.2 cm (4 5/8 in.)

MediumLead glass, Color-ceramic glaze stains and oxide, Pâte-de-verre

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Carol and Don Wiiken

Object number

2001.32

Not on View

Collections

Glass

Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 212, repr. (col.).

Page, Jutta-Annette, Peter Morrin, and Robert Bell, Color Ignited: Glass 1962-2012, Toledo, OH, 2012, p. 67, repr. (col.) p. 70, pl. 36.

Exhibition HistoryNeenah, Wisconsin, The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Studio Art Glass: A Collector's International Survey, 1988.Label TextA chance encounter with ancient glass in 1976 at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford lead Diana Hobson to experiment with the ancient technique of pâte-de-verre (French for “glass paste”), which is composed primarily of crushed glass fused with coloring agents. By nature, pâte-de-verre glass objects tend to be small, as fused glass often has limited intrinsic structural strength, crumbling or cracking easily. With works like this vase, Hobson explores the density, fragility and opacity of this demanding medium.