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Vase

Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
1948–1949

Medium/Technique Wheel-thrown stoneware mixed with porcelain grog, painted underglaze decoration with semi-opaque white overglaze
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 27.9 cm (10 1/4 x 11 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1108
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics

DescriptionRound, ribbed vessel with glossy gray glaze with "feather" pattern in white glaze (obscures ribbing except on bottom 1/3)
Signed Incised initials "MG"
ProvenanceMarch 18, 1991, sold by Bryce Bannatyne Gallery, Los Angeles, to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)