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Bench
Eric O'Leary (American, born in 1949)
1998
Object Place: Meriden, New Hampshire
Medium/Technique
Slab rolled and hand-constructed, high-fired and glazed stoneware
Dimensions
46.99 x 37.46 cm (18 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Shin and Maho Abe
Accession Number1999.61
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionCeramic bench with slightly curved top and rectangular base. The base runs to the floor and the appearance of legs is created by the negative space on each side of the base. The Chinese copper red base is glazed with cobalt, with rutile blue over glaze accents and some ochre slip accents. Predominantly brown and red.
ProvenanceDisplayed at Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Purchased from the artist by Shin and Maho Abe, Concord, MA; 1999, given to the MFA by Shin and Maho Abe (Accession date: March 24, 2016)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.