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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Curl

Maker(s)

Maker: Finlay, Anne

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Description

Coloured corrugated papers, layered and bonded with PVA; steel pin

Blue, red and off-white corrugated papers layered to form a thick band of blue curled into an annulus which is open to one side. The inner surface is lined with a single layer of red. To the right of the opening alternate ends are finished with a short length of white, each end finishing further away from the opening, giving a striped finish with the appearance of a chamfered edge. On the back a long steel pin attached at two points.

Notes

History note: Art Direct, London, from where purchased by the donors.

Legal notes

Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.9 cm
Width: 7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2017-11-20) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Elizabeth II
Circa 2010 CE - 2017 CE

Note

Anne Finlay (b.1953, Wick, Scotland) studied at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. She has worked with a range of materials, including PVC, stainless steel and acrylics, laser cut or stamped out with dyes, scored, folded and glued. Her work is sculptural and plays with rich colours and geometric shapes. A more recent interest is in paper, a natural material which offers new freedoms in design and making, including simple, slow hand-building processes. In these pieces, she has layered strips of corrugated paper with PVA, creating bold, 3-dimensional blocks of colour and pattern and exploiting the flexibility of the strips to explore curves.

Anne Finlay was a featured artist at the Contemporary Applied Arts showcase ‘Architectural Jewellery’, held in London, September 2017.

Components of the work

Fastener composed of steel

Materials used in production

Corrugated paper

Techniques used in production

Hand-building : Layered papers, bonded with PVA; steel pin

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.7-2017
Primary reference Number: 223085
Entry form no.: 1336
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 19 December 2017 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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