Blue-green glass vase / sculpture in the macchia style
Entry/Object ID
2011.002.001
Description
Ornamental blue-green glass vase/shell in the macchia style.
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Chihuly, Dale
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Chihuly, Dale
Notes
Date: early 21st century
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Sculpture
Nomenclature Class
Art
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Interpretative Labels
Label
Chihuli Vase
This ornamental blue-green glass vase in macchia style by the artist Dale Chihuly was presented to the Maritime Museum of San Diego by David Rockefeller, Jr., and the non-profit Sailors for the Sea, in recognition of the hospitality offered to Ocean Watch and her crew in 2011, on their visit to San Diego as part of her circumnavigation of the Americas.
