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Celery and Olive Dish from Raymor Modern Stoneware Line

Ben Seibel

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Object Label

Unlike the smooth, high glazes on contemporaneous pieces by Eva Zeisel and Russel Wright, the textured, organic surface of Ben Seibel’s teapot and celery dish recalls the green glazes used earlier in the century on Arts and Crafts wares. Raymor dinnerware, a pioneering line in the marketing of modernist design to Americans, enabled those with modest means to buy good design at affordable prices.

Caption

Ben Seibel (American, 1918–1985). Celery and Olive Dish from Raymor Modern Stoneware Line, ca. 1952. Earthenware, 1 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (3.8 x 39.1 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler, 1994.112.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Celery and Olive Dish from Raymor Modern Stoneware Line

Date

ca. 1952

Geography

Place made: United States

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (3.8 x 39.1 x 15.9 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

raised molding on base: "Raymor/by Roseville/ U.S.A." and "177/ ovenproof / pat. pend".

Credit Line

Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler

Accession Number

1994.112.2

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Artists and makers

Ben Seibel

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Roseville Pottery Company

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