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Permanent Mauve Macchia with Ultramarine Lip Wrap
Permanent Mauve Macchia with Ultramarine Lip Wrap
Permanent Mauve Macchia with Ultramarine Lip Wrap

Permanent Mauve Macchia with Ultramarine Lip Wrap

Artist (born Tacoma, Washington, 1941)
Date1986
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 15 × 15 in. (43.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of his parents, Viola and George, and his brother, George W. Chihuly
Terms
  • abstraction
Object number1990.10.2
DescriptionVessel shape with rippling, folded sides (suggesting basketry or fabric) and a gathered bag-like mouth. The interior is mauve with a blue lip. The outside surface is a mottled brown, amber and white glass with a rippling design of dark lines circling the base.
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