Edward S. Eberle
Fire Hat and Full Moon

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Artist Edward S. Eberle (American, born 1944)American, born 1944

CultureAmerican

Titles

Fire Hat and Full Moon

Date2002

PlaceUnited States

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 22 3/8 × 15 × 13 1/2 in. (56.8 × 38.1 × 34.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2010.2063

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Leatrice and Melvin Eagle Collection of Contemporary Craft

Object Type

CERAMICS

Provenance[The Clay Studio, "Mastery in Clay: New Work," Philadelphia]; [Garth Clark Gallery, New York, November 2002]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
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

Scratched on lower edge of vessel: -FIREHAT and FULLMOON-

Scratched near lower edge of vessel: 2002

Scratched on side of body: [symbol, possibly conjoined backwards "R" and "P", see images]

Inscribed in ink on underside: 0202

Scratched into the lower edge of the vessel: -E•S•EBERLE-

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