Kathy Butterly
Silk Worm

Silk Worm

© Kathy Butterly

Silk Worm
Silk Worm
ArtistAmerican, born 1963
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Silk Worm
Date1996
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/16 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (10.6 × 9.5 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.786
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceAcquired from a CERF Benefit (Craft Emergency Relief Fund), 1997
Exhibition History"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink inside rim on underside: "CERF / BENEFIT"; "96-97"; "SILK WORM"
Etched on underside: "[signature] / 96"
Etched on underside: "Kathy / Butterly"

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