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"American Modern" pitcher
Designed by: Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Manufactured by: Steubenville Pottery Company (active 1879–1959)
Manufactured by: Steubenville Pottery Company (active 1879–1959)
American
designed 1937; made 1938–59
Medium/Technique
Whiteware with granite-gray glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm (10 1/2 x 9 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Brett Angell in honor of Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession Number2004.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionTall pitcher with rounded base,tapering slides to flaring, pinted spout opposite scroll handle.
Marks
Impressed mark on bottom: "Russel Wright [In script] / MADE FOR STEUBENVILLE / USA [in block letters]"
ProvenancePurchased at Ebay auction by Brett Angell; to MFA, 2004, gift of Brett Angell.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.