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Manufactured by: Sterling China (American, founded 1917)
Designed by: Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Designed by: Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
American
1949–50
Object Place: East Liverpool, Ohio
Medium/Technique
White stoneware, covered with a vitreous gray glaze
Dimensions
H. 1 1/4 in.; Diameter base: 7 1/4 in.; Diameter rim: 11 1/2 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Ann Coleman
Accession Number2002.401.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionCircular, shallow, and unadorned molded plate.
Marks
Molded mark on base reads "STERLING CHINA / BY" in sans serif letters, and"Russel / Wright" below in script.
ProvenanceThe donor's grandfather, Glayde Coleman, worked at the Sterling China factory, and probably acquired the pitcher and plate while employed by the company; to his son, Andrew J. Coleman, and his wife, Dorothy Smith Coleman, m. about 1936; to Elizabeth Anne Coleman; to MFA 2002, gift of Elizabeth Anne Coleman.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.