Marcel Wanders
Sponge Vase

Sponge Vase

© 1997 Marcel Wanders

Sponge Vase
Sponge Vase
DesignerDutch, born 1963
ManufacturerDutch, established 2001
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Sponge Vase
DateDesigned 1997, made 2001
PlaceNetherlands
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4in. (6.4 × 11.4 × 10.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Ruben Cardenas / Global Tools
Object number2001.355
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Object Type
ProvenanceGlobal Tools, Jesey City, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"What's New: Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 24–May 27, 2002.

"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside in a rectangle: "WANDERS WONDERS"

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