Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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"Town and Country" teapot with lid

designed 1947; made 1947–56
Designed by Eva Zeisel
Manufactured by Red Wing Potteries, Inc.
Overall: 12.7 x 29.2 x 17.8 cm (5 x 11 1/2 x 7 in.)
Glazed earthenware

Classification: Ceramics

Object Place: Red Wing, Minnesota

Accession number: 2008.1502a-b

Location: The 1940s and 1950s

Description: "Town and Country" shape with "Dusk Blue" glaze; bulbous form, not completely round, with loop handle and lid off-center

Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown; 2008, purchased by Brett Angell, Chelsea, Massachusetts, on eBay; 2008, gift of Brett Angell to the MFA (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of Brett Angell