Spindle Piece
| Large Spindle Piece | |
|---|---|
Large Spindle Piece at Miyagi Museum of Art in Sendai, Japan | |
| Artist | Henry Moore |
| Year | 1968 |
| Catalogue | LH 593 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 335 cm (132 in) |
Spindle Piece is a bronze sculpture series by Henry Moore. Unusually, the sculpture was made in four sizes: a plaster maquette cast in bronze as Maquette for Spindle Piece (LH 591) in 1968, a larger plaster working model which was also cast in bronze as Spindle Piece (LH 592) in 1968, a larger series of bronze sculptures Large Spindle Piece (LH 593) cast in 1974, and the largest model, known as The Spindle (LH 593a), carved in travertine in 1981.