Silver and gold-banded centrepiece dishes: one large, two small
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- Type: Silverware
- Medium: Dishes
- Description: Made by William Comyn & Sons Ltd, after a design by Hussein Abbo, this work was presented to the University of Stirling in the Goldsmiths Hall in London in December 1968.
The three bowls are made of sterling silver with gold bands, hand raised, each bowl is fashioned from a single piece of metal, and are in the form of a series of catenary curves. In physics and geometry, a catenary is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field. - Dimensions: Width 25.5 in. (64.5cm) and smaller pair 16.5 in. (42cm)
- Acquisition Note: Presented to the University in December 1968. Transferred to the care of the Art Collection in 2022.
- Digital Copy:A digital copy exists.
- Location: Store
- Accession Number: 2022.21
- Contact: University of Stirling Art Collection