Artist
Ralph Bacerra(American, 1938–2008)American, 1938–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Teapot
Date2000
PlaceUnited States
MediumWhiteware
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (46.4 × 29.2 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2031.A-.C
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Painted in silver on the underside of the teapot (.A): "Bacerra / 2000"
Painted in silver on the underside of the base (.C): "Bacerra" with a wavy underline
Painted in silver on the underside of the base (.C): "Bacerra" with a wavy underline
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Léopold Foulem
2001–2002
Whiteware and metal
2007.858.A-.C
