About the Artwork
Butter Dish (Iroquois Casual Line)
ca. 1957
Russel Wright (Designer) American, 1904 - 1976 Iroquois China Company (Manufacturer) American, 1905 - 1969
Glazed clay
Overall: 7 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (19.7 × 10.8 × 6.4 cm)
Ceramics
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of Janis and William M. Wetsman
2013.81
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Markings
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Stamped on base, center: Iroquois | Casual | China | by | Russel | Wright | U.S.A. | S-1 Collector's sticker on base, to left of stamp: Original | shape for | Russel Wright | Butter Dish The words are smudged, possibly from water damage to the sticker.
Provenance
2013-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Russel Wright; Iroquois China Company, Butter Dish (Iroquois Casual Line), ca. 1957, glazed clay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Janis and William M. Wetsman, 2013.81.
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