Gonzalo Fonseca
Teapot

Teapot

© 1955 Estate of Gonzalo Fonseca

Teapot
Teapot
ArtistUruguayan, 1922–1997
CultureUruguayan
Titles
  • Teapot
Date1955
MediumIncised and painted earthenware
Dimensions5 3/4 × 8 × 5 in. (14.6 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gary Mercer
Object number2017.137.1.A,.B
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view

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Department
Latin American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; artist’s wife, Elizabeth Kaplan; [Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York]; Gary Mercer, Houston; given to the MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed, bottom: FONSECA / ROMA / 1955 / T.T.G.

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