Barnaby Barford
Oh please can we keep it Mummy?

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Artist Barnaby BarfordBritish, born 1977

CultureBritish

Titles

Oh please can we keep it Mummy?

Date2006

PlaceLondon, England

MediumFound porcelain objects, paint, and MDF

DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 × 16 × 16 in. (29.8 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio

Object number2008.813

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection of Contemporary Ceramics

Object Type

CERAMICS

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"A day in the life...," David Gill Galleries, Design Miami, December 2006.

"Domestic Deities: The Figurine in Art," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, May 29 - August 17, 2007.

"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 gold, underside: " "Oh please can we keep it Mummy?" / -B. Barford 2006"

Signed "B. Barford" in gold, underside

Printed, and inscribed in blue ink, on label, underside: "WILLIAMS & HILL / FORWARDING LTD / 2 (circled) / REF NO 22201 / SENDER D. GILL / CONSIGNEE CLARK / DESTINATION N.Y"

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