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Barbara Willis
Basincirca 1950

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Rectangular ceramic tray with chartreuse green matte glaze on interior, unglazed chestnut-brown exterior with closely incised vertical lines, raised on a broad rectangular foot

Barbara Willis, Basin, circa 1950, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Bryce and Elaine Bannatyne, and Pugsley and Son Antiques, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Barbara Willis
Title
Basin
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1950
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 11 5/8 (6.67 x 29.52 x 29.52 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Bryce and Elaine Bannatyne, and Pugsley and Son Antiques
Accession Number
M.85.259
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.

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