Artist
Léopold FoulemCanadian, 1945–2023
CultureCanadian
Titles
- Red Poppies Teapot with Chinese Scene in Mounts
Date2001–2002
MediumWhiteware and metal
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 10 × 5 in. (24.1 × 25.4 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.A): 4 5/8 × 8 × 5 in. (11.7 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.A,.B): 5 1/2 × 8 × 5 in. (14 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.B): 1 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (4.8 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
Overall (.C): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 19.1 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.A): 4 5/8 × 8 × 5 in. (11.7 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.A,.B): 5 1/2 × 8 × 5 in. (14 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.B): 1 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (4.8 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
Overall (.C): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 19.1 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by Asa Walker, by exchange
Object number2007.858.A-.C
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Teapots and Opium," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2003.
"Deliciously Decadent: Tableware of the 20th and 21st Century," Ceramics Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, March 21–October 24, 2004.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4–June 3, 2012.
"Mending: Craft and Community, Selection from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2018–October 20, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in the clay on the underside of .A: "LF" (conjoined) and "01"
Inscribed on a piece of tape on the underside of .A: "LEÓPOLD L. FOULEM" "RED POPPIES TEAPOT WITH CHINESE / SCENE iN MOUNTS. 2001-2002"
Inscribed on a round sticker on the underside .A: "GC /3"
Inscribed on a sticker on the top of .A: "NFM / 059"
Scratched on the interior rim of .B: "F-2"
Inscribed on a sticker inside of .B: "GC / 3"
Inscribed on a sticker on the underside of one of the feet of .C: "GC /3"
Scratched on the underside of one of the feet of .C: "F-2"
Inscribed on a piece of tape on the underside of .A: "LEÓPOLD L. FOULEM" "RED POPPIES TEAPOT WITH CHINESE / SCENE iN MOUNTS. 2001-2002"
Inscribed on a round sticker on the underside .A: "GC /3"
Inscribed on a sticker on the top of .A: "NFM / 059"
Scratched on the interior rim of .B: "F-2"
Inscribed on a sticker inside of .B: "GC / 3"
Inscribed on a sticker on the underside of one of the feet of .C: "GC /3"
Scratched on the underside of one of the feet of .C: "F-2"
"LF" stamped/incised on underside of .A
Stamped on the interior of .C: "QUADRUPLE PLATE / HOMAN SILVER PLATE CO IV (in a circle) / 02075"
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