Teapot

Artist Kenneth Ferguson (American, 1928 - 2004)

Date1991

MediumStoneware with glaze

DimensionsOverall: 22 1/2 × 10 × 8 inches (57.15 × 25.4 × 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Object number2019.21.14.1,2

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Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

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DescriptionA large cylindrical teapot made of rough clay that appears to be sagging. The vessel form extends up into an arch as the handle topped with a hare's head. A lid sits down into rim of teapot and has a hollow knob like a vase form.

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