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Light Gatherer
Rudolf Staffel (1911–2002)
American
1982–83
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 22.9 x 21.6 x 12.7 cm (9 x 8 1/2 x 5 in.), diameter of foot: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary-Louise Meyer in memory of Norman Meyer
Accession Number1983.336
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
DescriptionWheel-thrown, unglazed vase, flaring at lip with vertically pulled sides. Buttons of opaque white glass applied on protruding ridges of side. Body translucent under light. Everted lip.
Signed
Signed on bottom: Rudolf Staffel
ProvenancePurchased by MFA, 1983, from Helen Drutt Gallery.