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Karen Karnes
Covered Vessel1989

Not on view
Stoneware covered vessel with wide flattened body, horizontal teal and gray glaze bands, wing-like handles, and a conical split-peak lid knob

Karen Karnes, Covered Vessel, 1989, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Karen Karnes
Title
Covered Vessel
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1989
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 18 in. (24.77 x 45.72 cm); a) Lid: 4 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (11.0 x 27.3 cm); b) Bottom: 5 1/2 x 18 x 14 in. (14.0 x 45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.82.24a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Copyright
© Karen Karnes

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