Richard Meier
Fruit Bowl

Fruit Bowl

© Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Fruit Bowl
Fruit Bowl
DesignerAmerican, born 1934
RetailerAmerican, active 1982–c. 1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fruit Bowl
DateDesigned 1983
MediumSilverplate
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 10 in. diameter (7.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.457
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Object Type
Provenance[Converso, Chicago]; [FRIO Administrative Services, Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside: "MADE IN ITALY / SILVER PLATED / Swid Powell / © RM (conjoined)"

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