Object number:
2010.2.8
Object name:
ephemera; memorabilia; rib (clayworking tool)
Date made:
Mid 20th century - Early 21st century
Material / Technique:
Rubber
Dimensions:
H: 2.125 in, W: 4.125 in, D: 0.25 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Artists' Legacy Foundation
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
This is a rubber rib. The tool is oblong and made from hard black rubber with one flat and one slightly convex side. Clay accretions are visible over the tool's surface.
Content description:
used by Viola Frey when working with clay. "KEMPER TOOLS / MADE IN U.S.A." appears on the convex side at center.
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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