Silk Worm
Artist
Kathy Butterly(American, born 1963)American, 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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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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: "[signature] / 96"
Etched on underside: "Kathy / Butterly"
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Eva Zeisel
designed c. 1942–43, made c. 1949 - 1972
Porcelain
2021.573.1-.8
Theodore R. Davis
1879
Porcelain, enamel, and gilding
2024.2
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Porcelain, c.1763–70; Gilt-bronze, c. 1785
Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze and marble
2021.355.A-.C