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"Town and Country" teapot with lid
Designed by: Eva Zeisel (American, born in Hungary, 1906–2011)
Manufactured by: Red Wing Potteries, Inc. (active 1878–1967)
Manufactured by: Red Wing Potteries, Inc. (active 1878–1967)
designed 1947; made 1947–56
Object Place: Red Wing, Minnesota
Medium/Technique
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 29.2 x 17.8 cm (5 x 11 1/2 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Brett Angell
Accession Number2008.1502a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Description"Town and Country" shape with "Dusk Blue" glaze; bulbous form, not completely round, with loop handle and lid off-center
Marks
none
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; 2008, purchased by Brett Angell, Chelsea, Massachusetts, on eBay; 2008, gift of Brett Angell to the MFA (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.