Grayson Perry
"All Things Dark and Terrible" Plate

"All Things Dark and Terrible" Plate

© Grayson Perry

"All Things Dark and Terrible" Plate
"All Things Dark and Terrible" Plate
ArtistBritish, born 1960
CultureBritish
Titles
  • "All Things Dark and Terrible" Plate
Date1988
PlaceLondon, England
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 14 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (3.8 × 35.9 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.1011
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Words and Volume: Art, Language, and the Vessel," Garth Clark Gallery, New York,
6 March - 7 April 1990.

"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink on sticker, underside: "GPY 003"
No visible signature
Impressed along the lower inside edge: "ALL THINGS DARK AND TERRIBLE A BORED GOD MADE THEM ALL."

Marked on sticker on the underside: "39"

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