David Harper Clemons
"Mermaid Tail" Ladle

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ArtistAmerican, born 1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Mermaid Tail" Ladle
Date2021
MediumCartridge brass and copper
Dimensions17 1/8 × 5 × 3 13/16 in. (43.5 × 12.7 × 9.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Scott and Judy Nyquist
Object number2022.678
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Penland, North Carolina; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
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Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
David Harper Clemons
Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
2021
Ballpoint pen on newsprint
2023.205.1
Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
David Harper Clemons
Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
2021
Fiber-tip marker on newsprint
2023.205.3
Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
David Harper Clemons
Design Drawing for Mermaid Tail Ladle
2021
Fiber-tip marker and graphite on newsprint
2023.205.2
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Amuletic Neckpiece #2
1980
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2002.3804
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"Pagan Baby #4: The Serpent" Brooch
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"Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch
1979
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"Small Landscape" Pin
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
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Salt and Spoon
1879
Sterling silver, gilt, copper, and brass
95.226.A,.B
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Salt and Spoon
1879
Sterling silver, gilt, copper, and brass
95.225.A,.B
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Tiffany & Co.
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1878
Silver, brass or gold, and copper
80.75.1-.4
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Albin Müller
Teemaschine
c. 1903
Copper and brass
2014.46.A-.F
"Profile of a Woman" Brooch #1681
Robin Kranitzky
"Profile of a Woman" Brooch #1681
1997
Micarta, polymer clay, copper leaf, faux gold leaf, glass beads, brass, copper, silver, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3881