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Plate
Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
1929–1938
Object Place: New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Wheelthrown earthenware with polychrome decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 31.8 cm (3 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionCharger with uranium orange exterior, painted polychrome interior (figure and bird)
Signed
Incised initials "MG" and Henry Street Settlement mark stamped inside foot.
Marks
Henry Street Settlement mark incised inside foot: composed of three characters (from left to right), a half moon shape, facing right, inside which are two parallel horizontal lines, a stylized "e," and a stylized "S."
Inscriptions"MG" written in pencil on foot rim.
ProvenanceAbout 1995, sold by Mark McDonald, New York, to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)