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Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2010


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Motorola radio 41B

designed about 1939
Manufactured by Motorola Radio Company
Overall: 17.5 x 27.6 x 15.9 cm (6 7/8 x 10 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Bakelite (plastic), radio components

Classification: Decorative arts

Object Place: Chicago, Illinois

Accession number: 2010.486

Location: Gail and Ernst von Metzsch Gallery (Behind the Scenes: Making Choices)

Provenance/Ownership History: By 1940, Knight's Appliance Store, Newburyport, MA; 1940, sold to Saul Katz, Newburyport, MA; 2003, sold by Katz to Betsy Woodman, Newburyport, MA; 2010, gift of Woodman to the MFA

Gift of Betsy and Jonathan Woodman