This mosque lamp from an unidentified artist from fifteenth century Syria is made of glass, polychrome enamel, and gold (fig. 1). This religious object is an example of blown glass, which was the primary method of glass-making during this period, … Read more

For this assignment I examined the red vase with Japanese decoration c. 1880 made by the French artist Jean Auguste. The vase is 6 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. and made of red glass with applied amber glass, gold and … Read more

“One of my favorite, unique properties of glass is the constant change in viscosity due to variations of temperature. I love the arrested viscous flow of cooling glass, as I strive for a balance between control and spontaneity. Viscous movement … Read more

Sugar Bowl and Cover. This piece immediately caught my eye, as the geometry of the glass was very different from the glass pieces that I’ve seen previously. The piece appears to be a container of some sort, and is transparent … Read more

Vase with Japanese-style Decoration, c. 1880 by Auguste Jean Standing atop its three feet, the glass vessel, Vase with Japanese-style Decoration, beckons a viewer closer with is primary cherry-red pigmentation and golden embellishments. The body of the vessel is a striking … Read more

I was attracted to Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Flower Form because of the manipulation of color and pigments seen throughout the glassware. He creates movement in a stagnant piece through the use of color, and the ways in which they interact with … Read more

I would like to make a disclaimer before I start analyzing this piece. I went to the Ackland and took pictures, but later that day, my phone was the unfortunate victim of falling off a second-floor balcony (RIP). Unfortunately, it … Read more

  Pin-mold Vase, Gunnel Nyman, 1948. This object immediately caught my eye because of its juxtapositions. The vase appears to be heavy and study yet is filled with tiny bubbles in the glass. Each bubble is precisely the same size … Read more

The Vase with Japanese-Style Decoration, c.1880, is an object made from red glass with different elements of amber glass, gold, and enamel. The vase is a pineapple-sized container. It is a round, oblong egg shape resting on three legs. The … Read more

(I apologize for the weird camera angle. I wanted to maintain some closeness to the pieces yet still get them both to fit in the picture.) The glass pieces I chose to observe were a couple of the ones shown … Read more