Atlanta, GA
Details
- Dimensions
- 16.5ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 13.5ʺH
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Modern
- Artist
- Maurice Heaton
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Art Glass
- Enamel
- Condition
- Mint Condition, No Imperfections
- Color
- Orange
- Description
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New Large Maurice Heaton Art Glass Plate
Swiss-American glass artist Maurice Heaton (1900-1989)
Modernist glass artist
13 1/2” circumference
1 … more New Large Maurice Heaton Art Glass Plate
Swiss-American glass artist Maurice Heaton (1900-1989)
Modernist glass artist
13 1/2” circumference
1 3/4” high
Base is 7” diameter
Enamel fused arg glass decorative plate
Kiln formed powdered glass enamel decoration
Orange circle center in yellow circle
Thin orange circle around yellow circle
White wavy lines radiating from the outer orange circle -pinwheel design
Sunburst design
Signed with M.H. in the enamel of one of the radiating lines
Artist etched initials
Slumped
Lovely centerpiece or wall hanging
He grew up with 2 generations of glass artists
He first worked with his father Clement on stained glass windows
He went out on his own during the Depression
He began experimenting and working with flat and molded glass in the 1930’s
He experimented with enameling in glass
He invented a process of fusing crystals of enamel in glass surfaces-glass enamel ornamentation
He was known for colors and textures in his work
He is known for creating designs in glazes and powdered enamels on flat glass that he slumped into iron molds of his own making
This helped start the Studio Glass movement of the 1960’s
His work slammed 7 decades
His work is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Corning Museum, other museums, public and private collections
Heaton was a pioneering glass artist
This plate is a perfect example of his artistry
Collectible
Always been in my clean home since purchased new less
Atlanta, GA
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