Wally Gilbert
Beaker

Beaker
Beaker
Beaker
ArtistEnglish, born 1946
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Beaker
Date2003
Made inHerefordshire, England
MediumSterling silver, parcel gilt, and moonstones
Dimensions4 × 2 3/8 in., 270 gm (10.2 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.11
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist at the Goldsmith's Hall, London 2004; Acquired by Margo Grant Walsh; Gifted to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.

“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's marks on bottom: "W G", "925", anchor, lion, and "d" (?)

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