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"American Modern" pitcher

(American, 1904–1976)
(active 1879–1959)
designed 1937; made 1938–59
Object PlaceSteubenville, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueWhiteware with seafoam blue glaze
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 19.7 x 17.1 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Barbara McLean Ward and Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession number2006.1154
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptionsstamped into base in script: "Russel / Wright / MFG BY / Steubenville / USA"
ProvenancePurchased by the donor from a New England antiques store between 2003-2005; to MFA, 2006, gift of Barbara McLean Ward and Gerald W. R. Ward.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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