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Vase
Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
about 1955
Medium/Technique
Wheelthrown stoneware with glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 35.6 x 20.3 cm (14 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1109
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionTeardrop-shaped bottle, ribbed, with flowing turquoise blue glaze with inverted "V" design over orange with white accents
Signed
Incised initials "MG"
ProvenanceMarch 9, 1990, sold by Fifty/50 Mid-Century Decorative Arts, New York (Mark McDonald), to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)