Artist
Don Reitz(American, 1929–2014)American, 1929–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Platter
Date1981
PlaceUnited States
MediumSalt-fired stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 21 3/4 in. (8.3 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2115
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Painted on the underside of the base: "2/14/81"
Inscribed on a piece of tape on the edge of the underside: "Marshall / 1978"
Inscribed on a piece of tape on the edge of the underside: "Marshall / 1978"
Incised in the clay, on the front: "Reitz" ("e" and "i" conjoined, "t" and "z" conjoined)
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