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Caned Sphere
Chris L. Richard (born in 1958)
American
1983
Object Place: Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
53.34 x 40.96 cm (21 x 16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William White Howells
Accession Number1983.232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
DescriptionSpherical pot with sharply tapering black foot. Black neck tapers upward into two prongs pierced to insert three lenghts of cane horizontally; u-shaped voids on alternate sides. Low temperature salt-fired. Body various shades of pink, gray, and brown with black lines from hay impressed during firing. Speckled patterning surrounding lines.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA, 1983, from the artist.