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Eva Zeisel, Shenango Pottery Company, and others

Teacup

1941-1942

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Teacup

1941-1942

Physical Qualities Porcelain, 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (14 x 11.4 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Eugene, Anne, and Lynn Springer Roberts, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Honor of the Museum's 90th Anniversary
Object Number 2003.145.2
Curvaceous molded bowl-form cup with applied strap handle; all of clear glazed, 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 cup "stylized lyre"

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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