Object number:
2010.2.6
Object name:
ephemera; grater; memorabilia
Date made:
Mid 20th century - Early 21st century
Material / Technique:
Metal
Dimensions:
H: 11.75 in, W: 1.75 in, D: 1 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Artists' Legacy Foundation
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
This is a two-sided grater with a flat handle that has two rectangular pieces of metal at each end with multiple holes punched in a grid. One end of the tool is flat and the other is curved (similar to a spoon bowl). White clay or plaster accretions and fibers are dried on the surface and through the grater holes on both ends
Content description:
used by Viola Frey when working with clay
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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