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Ceramic Form

Leza McVey (American, 1907–1984)
about 1975

Medium/Technique Stoneware
Dimensions Overall: 69.9 x 38.1 cm (27 1/2 x 15 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1130a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCeramics

DescriptionAsymmetrical vessel with tiny neck and stopper with matte orange slip rubbed over gray clay body. Stopper is damaged; its stem is broken off.
Signed Signed "Leza" in script inside foot
ProvenanceJuly 17, 2005, 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)