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Samson and Delilah
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Samson and Delilah

Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008)
1940
Object PlaceCleveland, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueGlazed earthenware (red clay)
DimensionsOverall: 24.8 x 43.8 x 20.3 cm (9 3/4 x 17 1/4 x 8 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1341
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceCollection of the artist, Cleveland, Ohio; August 1, 1986, sold by artist to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
CopyrightReproduced with permission
Group shot: 2014.1340; 2014. 1335
Viktor Schreckengost
1929–1930
Viktor Schreckengost
1947
Group shot: 2014.1340; 2014. 1335
Viktor Schreckengost
1929–1930
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designed 1955
Group shot: 2007.424a, 2007.424b, 2007.425, 2007.426a-b, 2007.427
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designed 1955
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1947
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