Plate, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
Maija Grotell, the "Mother of American Studio Ceramics," immigrated to the United States from Finland in 1927 to pursue a career in ceramics. After teaching in New York, she became the head of the ceramics program at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1938. She is known for popularizing European wheel throwing and technical innovations with glazes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Plate (Dish)
Date Made
circa 1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Maija Grotell at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery
Object ID
2024.77.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Earthenware
Glaze
Color
Red
Tan (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 in
Height: 1 in
Inscriptions
on bottom:
MG
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