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Maurice Heaton (1900–1990)
about 1950–60
Object Place: Rockland County, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Enameled glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3.2 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm (1 1/4 x 7 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Kathryn C. Buhler
Accession Number1987.757
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionShallow square dish with rounded corners made of cloudy colorless glass with airbubbles throughout. The rim is colored brown with red spots and a slightly yellowed interior. The central image is of a geometric, abstracted seated fiddle player facing a seated tamborine player drawn onto the surface by scratching away brown powder enamel.
Marks
M.H. in center beneath figures scratched out of powder enamel.
Provenance1987, bequeathed by Katheryn Buhler to MFA (Acquisition date: April 22, 1992).