Barnaby Barford
Oh please can we keep it Mummy?

Oh please can we keep it Mummy?

© Barnaby Barford

Oh please can we keep it Mummy?
Oh please can we keep it Mummy?
ArtistBritish, born 1977
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Oh please can we keep it Mummy?
Date2006
PlaceLondon, England
MediumFound porcelain objects, paint, and MDF
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 × 16 × 16 in. (29.8 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2008.813
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"A day in the life...," David Gill Galleries, Design Miami, December 2006.

"Domestic Deities: The Figurine in Art," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, May 29 - August 17, 2007.

"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 gold, underside: " "Oh please can we keep it Mummy?" / -B. Barford 2006"
Signed "B. Barford" in gold, underside
Printed, and inscribed in blue ink, on label, underside: "WILLIAMS & HILL / FORWARDING LTD / 2 (circled) / REF NO 22201 / SENDER D. GILL / CONSIGNEE CLARK / DESTINATION N.Y"

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