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A dark, spherical vessel with a smooth surface, its glossy brown surface shifting with bronze and black tones, topped with a small speckled white lid.
  • A dark, spherical vessel with a smooth surface, its glossy brown surface shifting with bronze and black tones, topped with a small speckled white lid.

David Shaner

Untitled (Boulder Pot)
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

David Shaner (American, 1934–2002

Title

Untitled (Boulder Pot)

Year

1980

Medium

  • Stoneware with glaze and river rock

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Stoneware with glaze and river rock

Dimensions

31.4 x 39.7 cm (12 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches) (diameter)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.38ab

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028

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David Shaner (American, 1934–2002
b. in Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
Untitled (Boulder Pot) , 1980
Stoneware with glaze and river rock
31.4 x 39.7 cm (12 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches) (diameter)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.38ab

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