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Vase

Makers: Viveca Heino, American, 1910-1995; Otto Heino, American, born 1917
Medium: Glazed stoneware
Place Made: Los Angeles, California, USA
Dates: 1955-1960
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. (26.7 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Markings: Scratched on base: "Vivika / + / Otto"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1994.205.9
Credit Line: Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion
Image: Overall, 1994.205.9_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Glazed stoneware vase, wheel-thrown white body with oxblood copper-reduction glaze. Bulbous, spherical shape with small, low foot and narrow rim and opening. Throwing marks visible on surface. Condition: Very good.

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