Designer
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, born Austria, 1917–2007)Italian, born Austria, 1917–2007
MakerMade by
Bitossi (Italian, established 1921)Italian, established 1921
CultureItalian
Titles
- Vase
- from the series Ceramiche di Fumo (Ceramics of Smoke)
Date1969
MediumTerra cotta
Dimensions16 15/16 × 8 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (43 × 22.2 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.1495
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the underside in white: "SESTANTE"
Signed on the underside: SoTTSAS" (sic)
Circular label on the underside marked in ink: " T / X8"
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