Object number:
2010.2.7
Object name:
bulb syringe; ephemera; memorabilia; tool
Date made:
Mid 20th century - Early 21st century
Material / Technique:
Rubber
Dimensions:
H: 5 in, Dia: 2.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Artists' Legacy Foundation
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
This is rubber suction bulb. The tool has a rounded chamber with a small flat base and tapers to a tube at the opposite end. It is constructed with blue rubbery material and molded in two parts with a horizontal seam visible around the center of the bulb. The number 26 is molded onto the bottom. Clay accretions are visible over the tool's surface.
Content description:
used by Viola Frey when working with clay
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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