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Group shot: 2010.31-32
"American Modern" gravy boat and pickle dish
Group shot: 2010.31-32

"American Modern" gravy boat and pickle dish

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Steubenville Pottery Company (active 1879–1959)
designed 1937; made 1938–59
Object PlaceSteubenville, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with coral glaze
DimensionsGravy boat: 7 x 26 x 10.8 cm (2 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Pickle dish: 2.2 x 27.6 x 15.9 cm (7/8 x 10 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Barbara T. Martin in honor of Lillian S. Gould
Accession number2010.31-32
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; by date unknown, eBay Auctions; August 8, 2009, sold on eBay to Barbara Martin, Cambridge, MA; 2010, gift from Martin to the MFA. (Accession date: February 24, 2010)
Group shot (L-R): 2004.463.1-2
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1938–59
Group shot (L-R): 2004.463.1-2
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1938–59
"American Modern" celery dish
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1938–59
American Modern dinner plate
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
"American Modern" pitcher
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
"American Modern" lug fruit bowl
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1938–59
American Modern teapot with lid
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
American Modern creamer
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
American Modern sugar bowl with lid
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
Group shot: 2003.816.4 & 2003.816.7
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
Group shot: 2003.816.5-6
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59
Group shot: 2003.816.8-9
Russel Wright
designed 1937; made 1939–59