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Iroquois Casual Bowl Bowl, designed 1946

This is a bowl. It was designed by Russel Wright and manufactured by Iroquois China Company. It is dated designed 1946 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Andrew van Styn. It is credited Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 5.5 × 20.5 cm (2 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of each bowl: stamped in brown: IROQUOIS / CASUAL CHINA / by / Russel [in script] / Wright [in script]

Cite this object as

Iroquois Casual Bowl Bowl, designed 1946; Designed by Russel Wright ((American, 1904–1976)); Manufactured by Iroquois China Company (United States); earthenware; H x diam.: 5.5 × 20.5 cm (2 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner; 2019-28-173

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