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Stopper for Bird-Form Bottle

1959
(American, 1907–1984)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
glazed ceramic
Overall: 10.2 x 4.8 cm (4 x 1 7/8 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1959.141.b
Location: not on view
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Cleveland sculptor and designer Leza McVey experimented with form and texture, and both are evident in this bottle. The abstracted form of a bird is paired with a volcanic glaze, which gives the surface a pitted and pebbly texture.
Stopper for Bird-Form Bottle

Stopper for Bird-Form Bottle

1959

Leza S. McVey

(American, 1907–1984)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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