Neither strictly useful nor untouchably precious, these four beakers show Pat Flynn's fondness for playing with different materials and expectations. The dark coloring and "worked" surfaces emphasize the strength and durability of the pewter, which forms a kind of protective embrace for the luminous gold that lines the inside of the beakers. The sterling silver loops tied like wire or string around the rims evoke the workaday world in which Flynn was raised.
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
