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Eva Zeisel, Shenango Pottery Company, and others

Salad Plate

1941-1942

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Salad Plate

1941-1942

Physical Qualities Porcelain, 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7/8 in. (21 x 21 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Eugene, Anne, and Lynn Springer Roberts, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Honor of the Museum's 90th Anniversary
Object Number 2003.145.1
Plain, circular plate, with clear glaze, off-white porcelain.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2003; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bowie Roberts, Jr., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Venable, Charles L. et al., China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), pp. 385-389 (illustrated 388-89); 465.
Designer biography: http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/v-z/eva-zeisel.do

Pat Kirkham. "Eva Zeisel: Design Legend 1906–2011." Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty. Ed. Pat Kirkham. San Francisco, 2013, pp. 66-73; 184-185.

Markings: Marked underneath plate "MADE IN USA/CASTLETON/CHINA/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF"

Designer

Eva Zeisel

1905–2010

born Budapest, Hungary 1906; died New York, NY 2011
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Manufacturer

Shenango Pottery Company

1900–1991

New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1901-1992
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Manufacturer

Castleton China Company

1938–1973

New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1939-1974
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