Black Olive Vase

Designer Brother Thomas American, born Canada

1988

Not on view

A Benedictine monk, Brother Thomas was deeply influenced by Chinese and Japanese ceramics and Buddhist religious traditions. The black glaze on this vase, which he invented, shows the importance of Chinese black and brown wares in his work.

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Title: Black Olive Vase
Designer: Brother Thomas (American (born Canada), Halifax, Nova Scotia 1929–2007 Erie, Pennsylvania)
Date: 1988
Medium: Porcelain with black glaze
Dimensions: 11 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 2 3/4 in., 8.3 lb. (29.2 × 32.4 × 7 cm, 3.8 kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Pucker, in honor of Charles de Gunzburg and Wendy Goldberg, 1992
Object Number: 1992.210.2
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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