Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Chalice

Chalice

Maker: Beatrice Wood, American, 1894-1998
Medium: Luster glazed earthenware
Place Made: Ojai, California, USA
Dates: ca.1975
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in. (19.1 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm)
Markings: Painted on foot interior: "BEATO"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1992.165.1
Credit Line: Denis Gallion and Daniel Morris
Image: Overall, 1992.165.1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Chalice, luster-glazed earthenware. Flaring, truncated cone-shaped stem with compressed knob supports hemispherical bowl. Red earthenware body with heavy iridescent pitted glaze of greens and turquoise unevenly applied with body showing through in places. CONDITION: Undamaged.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Chalice