DALLE DE VERRE
Brief description: Green Dalle de Verre glass. It is rectangular in shape and is thick.
Dalle de verre', meaning 'glass slab', was a technique invented in the 1930s. Pieces of 'slab' glass (i.e. a flat sheet of glass of varying thickness) are broken up with a hammer or cut. This produces chipped, faceted pieces of varying thickness, which refract and reflect light in striking ways. These pieces are then set in a matrix of concrete or epoxy resin. The result is colourful and striking, with deeper, almost glowing colours from the reflected light. This piece has an oval shape melted near one corner.
Object type: materials glass fragment
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Dimensions: Height: 300 mm, Width: 199 mm
Original location: The Glass House Lettice Street Fulham London England The Glass House
Acquisition: gift
Acquisition source: C. & T. Benyon
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2008.9.3
