Courtney Starrett
Modern Dowry Teapot

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Modern Dowry Teapot
Date2017
MediumNylon, copper plate, and silver plate
Dimensions9 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 9 3/16 in. (24.1 × 21.4 × 23.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2024.617.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryNew York Silver: Then and Now, Museum of the City of New York, June 28, 2017 - July 1, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signature engraved on base: Starrett [print]
Signature engraved on base: Starrett [print]
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