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Pitcher

1950s
Object PlaceLos Angeles, California
Medium/TechniquePolystyrene (plastic)
Dimensions8 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.
Credit LineGift of Barbara McLean Ward and Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession number2010.578
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPlastics
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; purchased by Barbara and Gerald Ward, Portsmouth, NH, at various dealers, primarily in Maine and Hampshire, or acquired on eBay, from ca. 2000 to 2010; 2010, given by the Wards to the MFA
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