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Vase
Maija Grotell (American, born in Finland, 1899–1973)
American
1938–45
Object Place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Medium/Technique
Wheelthrown earthenware with glaze
Dimensions
H. 12 5/8 in.; 7 1/4 Diameter in. (32.1 x 18.4 Diameter cm)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number1985.812
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCylindrical, wheel-thrown vessel. Turquoise glaze with black geometric step pattern on exterior, black band around interior rim. Tall foot has black glaze.
Signed
Signed (on base) "MG"
Marks
Paper labels (on side): "49/1719 / $35.00 / $31.00"
(on base): "MRS. CASH W, TALBOT / 873 W. Boston Blvd Detroit, Mich."
(on base): "MRS. CASH W, TALBOT / 873 W. Boston Blvd Detroit, Mich."
ProvenanceOriginal owner possibly Mrs. Cash W. Talbot, 873 W. Boston Blvd., Detroit, Michigan; subsequently sold at auction by DeMouchelle's in Detroit, Michigan, on April 15, 1985; purchased by MFA, November 1985 by The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, 457 West Broadway, New York.