Bernhard Schobinger
Isolatoren Kette (Insulator Chain)

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Isolatoren Kette (Insulator Chain)
ArtistSwiss, born 1946
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Isolatoren Kette (Insulator Chain)
Date1987
MediumPorcelain and nylon
DimensionsAs worn: 21 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (53.5 × 24.2 cm)
46 9/16 circumference in. (118.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan Beech
Object number2023.624
Not on view

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Provenance[Gallery SO, Solothurn, Switzerland]; Susan Beech, Tiburon, California, 2016; given to MFAH, 2023.
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