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Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
American
about 1950
Object Place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

Medium/Technique Glazed stoneware
Dimensions Overall: 18.1 x 33.3 x 33.7 cm (7 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball
Accession Number1990.615
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

DescriptionFlaring lip bowl with mottled blue and green glaze with raised white decoration. Rim is cream while rim of base is orange-brown.
Signed Signed on base: "mg"
Marks Printed paper label from Detroit Institute of Art "2 / Price: N.F.S [handwritten] / Name of Artist-Craftsman: M. GROTELL [handwritten] / DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS"
ProvenanceThe artist; to Margueritte E. Kimball by 1990, inherited from her mother; to MFA, 1990, gift of Margueritte E. Kimball.