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1991

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1992

  • We acquired this object.

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Credit Card Reliquary Vase And Lid

This is a Vase and lid. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is porcelain, overglaze enamels. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.

Its dimensions are

47 x 35 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: Signed on underside of (a): "Nolen 1991" in black script.

It is inscribed

See DESCRIPTION.

Cite this object as

Credit Card Reliquary Vase And Lid; USA; porcelain, overglaze enamels; 47 x 35 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund; 1992-1-2-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Virtue in Vice.

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