Modern Dowry Teapot

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Artist Courtney Starrett(American, born 1977)American, born 1977

Computer ProgramComputer program written by Susan Reiser

PlatingPlating made by Epner Technology, Inc.

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

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

VESSELS

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.
Published References Dragicevic, Pierre, Yvonne Jansen, and Andrew Vande Moere. "Data Physicalization," in Jean Vanderdonckt, Philippe Palanque, and Marco Winckler. Handbook of Human Computer Interaction. Springer Nature, www.springer.com, (2020):1-50. Falino, Jeannine. "Twenty-First Centiry Silver: Not Your Grandmother's Tea Set," Metalsmith 38, vol. 1 (2018):26-35. Starrett, Courtney. "Data Materialization: A Hybrid Process of Crafting a Teapot," Leonardo 51, number 4 (2018): 381-385. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signature engraved on base: Starrett [print]

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