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Gertrud Natzler
Pilgrim Bottle1956

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with a large spherical body, narrow neck, and heavily textured volcanic glaze in parchment tan and dark brown

Gertrud Natzler, Otto Natzler, Pilgrim Bottle, 1956, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gertrud Natzler
Artist or Maker
Otto Natzler
Title
Pilgrim Bottle
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1956
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
17 × 13 × 5 in. (43.18 × 33.02 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.102
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Lauria, Jo; Color and Fire - Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
  • Drexler Lynn, Martha. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and their Work: a catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
  • Stewart, Mary. Launching the Imagination: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.
Copyright
© Gertrud and Otto Natzler