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Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club (active 1908–1942)
Decorated by: Tillie Block (American, born in Russia, 1894–1970)
Decorated by: Tillie Block (American, born in Russia, 1894–1970)
July 1909
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 9.5 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm (4 x 3 3/4 x 3 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from Elizabeth, Peter, and Barry Wald in memory of our grandmother, Tillie Block Wald
Accession Number2016.770
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Inscriptions“TB” and “382-7-09.” and “S.E.G Bowl Shop.” in glaze on base
Provenance1909, the artist, Matilda “Tillie” Block Wald (b. 1894 - d. 1970); 1970, by descent to her son, Stanley H. Wald (b. 1925 - d. 2009) and his wife Ann K. Wald (b. 1930 - d. 2014); 2014, by descent to their children, Peter Wald of San Antonio, Texas, Barry Wald of Portland, Oregon, and Elizabeth Wald of New York, New York; 2016, gift of the Wald family to the MFA. (Accession date: December 7, 2016)