Artist
Adrian Saxe (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled Ewer (Franklin Gothic Italic Ampersand, MT)
Date2001
PlaceUnited States
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall (.A): 10 1/8 × 10 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (25.7 × 26.7 × 7 cm)
Lid (.B): 2 1/4 × 2 × 1 7/8 in. (5.7 × 5.1 × 4.8 cm)
Lid (.B): 2 1/4 × 2 × 1 7/8 in. (5.7 × 5.1 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2118.A,.B
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–1990," Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 24, 2011–January 15, 2012; Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Italy, February 25–June 3, 2012.
"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.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black on a sticker inside of the lid: "200 / 391"
Stamped on the underside, each character individually impressed: "SAXE" "2001"
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Adrian Saxe
1993
Porcelain, pearl, and image-doubling calcite crystal
2010.2124.A,.B
