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Bird-Form Bottle
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Leza S. McVey
(American, 1907–1984)
Glazed ceramic
Overall: 36.2 x 15.2 cm (14 1/4 x 6 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1959.141
Location
not on view
Description
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.