Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011

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Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2011


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Ancestor Jar

1987
Willis "Bing" Davis
Overall: 76.2 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm (30 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Stoneware

Classification: Ceramics

Object Place: Dayton, Ohio

Accession number: 2011.1810

Provenance/Ownership History: 1999, sold by the artist to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: June 22, 2011)

The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection