Missing Piece
Artist
Betty J. Scarpino(American, born 1949)American, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Missing Piece
Date1998
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (16.5 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm)
Other (.A): 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (21 × 21 × 3.8 cm)
Other (.B): 5 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (13.3 × 12.1 × 6.4 cm)
Other (.A): 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (21 × 21 × 3.8 cm)
Other (.B): 5 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (13.3 × 12.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane and Arthur Mason
Object number2012.595.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Published References Conversations with Wood: Selections from the Waterbury Collection. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2011. Martin, Terry and Kevin Wallace: New Masters of Woodturning: Expanding the Boundaries of Wood Art. East Petersberg, PA: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2008. Strauss, Cindi. Is Ornament a Crime? Rethinking the Role of Decoration in Contemporary Wood. Los Angeles: Collectors of Wood Art, 2010. Monroe, Michael. Living with Form: The Horn Collection of Contemporary Crafts. Little Rock, AK: Bradley Press, 1999. Nature Transformed: Wood Art from the Bohlen Collection. Seattle: Marquand Books, 2004. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A and .B both etched: " Betty J. Scarpino "
etched interior surface- .A " (signature) 1996 "
etched underside .B- " (signature) 1996 "; underside label blue ink on white " SCAB 1002 "
etched underside .B- " (signature) 1996 "; underside label blue ink on white " SCAB 1002 "
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Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis the Elder
c. 1760
Petrified wood and gilt bronze
2021.372.1,.2
Unknown Japanese
early 20th century
Wood, lacquer, gold powder, mother-of-pearl, wool, mica, steel, brass, silver, bone, feather, paper, ink, gilt, silvered and brocaded paper, silk wrapping cloths
2012.416.1-.11
