Josiah Wedgwood. Apotheosis of Homer Vase. 1786. height 18 in.
Wedgwood Queen’s Ware. c. 1850.
Key Terms: Firing – heating up clay in a very hot kiln. Glazing – A material that is painted on a ceramic Object that becomes glassy when fired. Slip – A liquid clay Types of pottery construction: 1. Slab Constructed 2. Coil 3. Slip cast
Hon’ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo Hon’ami Koetsu. Tea Bowl Named Amagumo. Momoyama or early Edo period, early seventeenth century. Slab Constructed 3 1/2 x 4 9/10 in.
María Montoya Martinez. Jar. c. 1939. 11 1/8 x 13 in. Coil
Peter Voulkos. X-Neck. 1990. height 34 1/2 in. x diameter 21 in. stacked clay cylinders, which are then carved into.
Rose Cabat. Onion Feelie. height: 8 1/4 in.; diameter 5 1/8 in. thrown pot
Pottery wheel-throwing, from Craft and Art of Clay.
3 Types of Ceramics: Earthenware – made of porous clay and fired at low temperatures. Must be glazed if it is to hold liquids. Stoneware – Clay fired at high temperatures, commonly used for dinnerware. Porcelain – Fired at the highest temperatures. A smooth and glossy clay.
Plate, Ming Dynasty. late sixteenth–early seventeenth century. diameter 14 1/4 in. Porcelain- Fired at the highest temperatures. A smooth and glossy clay.
Betty Woodman. Floral Vase and Shadow. 1983. Glazed ceramic
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party. 1979. 48 x 48 x 48 ft. installed.
Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting) Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party (Artemisia Gentileschi place setting). 1974–79. ceramic, porcelain and textile
Joyce Kozloff. Plaza Las Fuentes. 1990.
Mosaic glass bowl. Roman, 25 BCE–50 CE. Height 4 1/2 in.
Moses window. Abbey Church of Saint-Denis. 1140–44.
Dale Chihuly. Rotunda Chandelier (Victoria and Albert Chandelier). 1999. 27 x 12 x 12 ft.
The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity. c. 1500. 12 ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. 3 in. tapestries
Embroidered rumal. Late eighteenth century.
Anni Albers. Wall Hanging. 1926. 72 x 48 in.silk
Jessie T. Pettway. Bars and String-Pieced Columns. 1950s. 95 x 76 in. cotton was in the MFAH exhibit 2003
74 5/8 x 68 1/2 in. mixed painting and fabric Faith Ringgold. Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series). 1988. 74 5/8 x 68 1/2 in. mixed painting and fabric
Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie, from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives. 2007. 8 x 4 1/2 ft.
Marilyn Lanfear. Aunt Billie (detail), from the triptych Uncle Clarence’s Three Wives. 2007. 8 x 4 1/2 ft.
Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot. c. 1335–1327 BCE. 4 x 7 1/4 in. gold
Griffin bracelet, from the Oxus treasure. c. 500–400 BCE. diameter 5 in. gold and gemstones
height 10 1/4 in. A functional salt and pepper dispenser made of gold Benvenuto Cellini. Saliera (saltcellar), Neptune (sea) and Tellus (earth). 1540–43. height 10 1/4 in. A functional salt and pepper dispenser made of gold
Susan Ewing. Inner Circle Teapot. 1991. 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
Nathan Dube. S.P.I.T. (Saliva and Paper Instigating Trauma). 2005. dimensions of case 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Heiltsuk. Bent-Corner Chest (Kook). c. 1860. 21 1/4 x 35 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.
Chest, Ipswich, Massachusetts, by Thomas Dennis or William Searle, seventeenth century, approximately 1660s.