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Footed plate
William Ehrich (American, born in East Prussia, 1897–1960)
about 1948
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 35.9 cm (1 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1104
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionFooted plate with abstract design in matte cream glaze over bare black clay
Signed
Retains paper exhibition label pasted over possible signature inside foot: "TO..[illegible]ED TO EACH WORK SUBMITTED / THE ....O FINE ARTS ACADEMY / ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY / Annual Exhibition at Buffalo by Artists / of Western New York / [in italics] Work must be delivered to Albright Art Gallery / ARTIST [handwritten] Wm. Ehrich / ADDRESS [handwritten, partly legible] ...Klimk Rd. Roch. 10 N.Y. / TITLE [handwritten] Plate with abstract design / on black clay PRICE [scratched out]
With number in ink "400.3.48"
With number in ink "400.3.48"
ProvenanceJuly 13, 1996, sold by Gansevoort Gallery, New York (Mark McDonald), to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)