Artist
Bernard Leach (British, 1887–1979)British, 1887–1979
CultureBritish
Titles
- Pitcher
Datec. 1958
PlaceSt. Ives, England
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 7 × 5 5/16 in. (26 × 17.8 × 13.5 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2010.1681
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Bernard Leach," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, 1983.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4 - June 3, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the underside in red paint: "34"
White rectangular sticker on the underside inscribed: "NLH / 002"
Inscribed in the clay beneath the handle near the edge of the base: "7"
White rectangular sticker on the underside inscribed: "NLH / 002"
Inscribed in the clay beneath the handle near the edge of the base: "7"
Signed and underlined in pigment on the underside: "B. L."
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Paul S. Briggs
2021
Stoneware
2023.251.A-.Y
