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Portrait in Purple

Description

Portrait in Purple, blown cased glass, dark amethyst over clear glass with sand-blasted decoration depicting a female head: England, London, Luana Adriani, 2005

Museum reference

K.2011.60.2

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Plate

Production information

Adriani, Luana, 1975 (b.) - 2007 (fl.), Maker
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

2005

Materials

Glass

Associations

The Dan Klein and Alan J. Poole Private Collection of Glass
Collector: Klein, Dan, 1938 - 2009
Collector: Poole, Alan J., 2011 (fl.)

Exhibitions

  • A Passion for Glass (20 May 2011 - 11 Sep 2011)
    National Museum of Scotland

References

Watban, R. (ed.), A Passion for Glass: The Dan Klein and Alan J. Poole Private Collection of Glass, NMSE, Edinburgh, 2015, p.3, illustrated

Credit

Donation from The Dan Klein & Alan J. Poole Private Collection of Modern Glass

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