D. W. Mellor
Three Shells I

ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Three Shells I
Date1996
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.3 × 24.3 cm)
Mount: 12 × 14 in. (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in honor of James Edward Maloney and Beverly Ann Young
Object number99.315
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right: "Three Shells I 1996".
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso of mount: "DW Mellor".

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

The Last Judgement
D. W. Mellor
1996
Gelatin silver print
99.184
Messenger
D. W. Mellor
1996
Gelatin silver print
2001.763
Necklace
Unknown African
1800–1899
Gold
97.1518
Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants
Unknown Indonesian
9th–10th century
Gold
2004.2222
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
200 BC–200 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1050
Pairs of Warriors with Trophy Heads
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin
2010.985.1,.2
captured image from Station Museum website
Carlos Runcie-Tanaka
1997–2006
Ceramic figures, one glass/metal urn, and aluminum lamps within a glass paneled room
2011.478
An 11-in. Siege Gun for throwing Shells into Port Arthur, three miles distant
American Stereoscopic Company, New York
Copyright 1905
Gelatin silver stereograph
2006.110
Bracelet
Peter Chang
1992
Resin, acrylic, PVC, and polystyrene foam
2002.3686
36 Immortal Poet Shells (Sanju Roku Kasengai)
Unknown Japanese
17th century
Shells, gold and mineral pigments, lacquer, sumi ink, paper, and wood
2020.134.1-.36
Three Containers in the Form of Shells
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Stone
2001.1147.1-.3
Twenty Figures
Unknown Central and South American
1000–1500 AD
Stone
2002.4375.1-.20