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DEACESSIONED February 28, 2013
Vase
Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
American
about 1955
Object Place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
22.22 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball
Accession Number1990.617
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
DescriptionGlobular vase with narrow neck and mottled brown glaze over turquoise.
Signed
Incised on base: "mg"; cloth tape label, written in ink "Maija Grotell"; masking tape, written in ink "[illegible] 92"; small paper label "29" (?) or "$9"; remnants of another paper label.
ProvenanceThe artist; to Margueritte E. Kimball by 1990, inherited from her mother; 1990, gift of Margueritte E. Kimball to the MFA (Accession Date: December 12, 1990); February 28, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey.