Richard Meier
Square Bowl

Square Bowl

© Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Square Bowl
Square Bowl
DesignerAmerican, born 1934
RetailerAmerican, active 1982–c. 1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Square Bowl
DateDesigned 1983
MediumSilverplate
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 6 × 6 in. (5.4 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.460
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Object Type
Provenance[Converso, Chicago, April 25, 2008]; [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 side of one of the feet: "Swid Powell / © RM (conjoined) / MADE IN ITALY / SILVER PLATED"

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