John Mason
Torque Vessel

Torque Vessel

© John Mason

Torque Vessel
Torque Vessel
ArtistAmerican, 1927–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Torque Vessel
Date1986
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 21 × 22 in. (111.8 × 53.3 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle
Object number2007.1785
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 310
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, New York, December 11, 1992, lot 90]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956-1986," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–June 30, 2013.

"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Molded on one of the lower edges: "© MASON 006"

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