Artist
Bennett Bean(American, born 1941)American, born 1941
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pair on Base
- from the series Pairs
Date1999
PlaceJohnsonburg, New Jersey, United States
MediumWhite earthenware, acrylic paint, and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 19 × 18 1/2in. (43.2 × 48.3 × 47cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number2000.235
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Contemporary Craft from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 27–August 13, 2001.
"Patrons' Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004–January 30, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is no evident signature.
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Bruce Metcalf
1992
Maple, cherry, oak, walnut, pine, rosewood, cork, glass eye, plastic teeth, tagua nut, brass, cord, 23k gold leaf, and paint
2002.3963
c. 1730–1760
Paint, gesso, gold leaf, eastern white pine, soft maple, brass; eastern white pine
B.69.348
