Wieki Somers
"High" Tea Pot

"High" Tea Pot

© Wieki Somers

"High" Tea Pot
"High" Tea Pot
ArtistDutch, born 1976
CultureDutch
Titles
  • "High" Tea Pot
DateDesigned 2003, made 2005
MediumPorcelain, muskrat fur, stainless steel, and leather
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 18 × 16 in. (23.5 × 45.7 × 40.6 cm)
Overall (.A,.B): 8 7/8 × 18 × 6 3/4 in. (22.5 × 45.7 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in honor of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.1064.A-.C
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Delicious Decadence: Tableware of the 20th and 21st Century," Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 2004.

Musee Royal de Mariemont, Belgium.

"Recent Accessions in Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2009–February 21, 2010.

"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on underside of .A: "5 [?] 2005 / THANKS TO EKWG / Wieki Somers"
Etched on underside of .A: "Wieki Somers"

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