Soup Tureen with lid and Soup Ladle

Artist Eva Zeisel (American, born Hungary, 1906 - 2011)

Manufacturer Red Wing Potteries (American, founded 1877)

Date1947

MediumGlazed earthenware

DimensionsOverall (tureen with lid): 8 × 9 inches (20.32 × 22.86 cm)
Overall (ladle): 2 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 14 1/4 inches (5.72 × 6.99 × 36.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Julián Zugazagoitia in honor of Shirley Helzberg

Object number2018.1.8.1-3

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionThe soup tureen and ladle are covered in a uniform sand-colored glaze. The soup tureen is an organic bulbous form with a slightly flared lid. The vessel has a ball-shaped knob that serves as a handle at the top-center of the tureen. The ladle is made of both ceramic and wood. Its slightly curved handle is made of wood and topped with a ball-shape, whereas the serving portion is made of ceramic.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search for Beauty Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 20-June 20, 2004; Hillwood Museum and Gardens, Washington D.C., April 19-December 4, 2005, no. 22.

Eva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California, December 10, 2006-April 12, 2007; Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California, September 9- December 30, 2007, no. cat.

Provenance

Ms. Pat Moore and Dr. Gene L. Grobman (1929-2016), San Francisco, CA, by 2016;

Purchased at their sale, Moore-Grobman Collection of Works by Eva Zeisel, John Atzbach Antiques, Redmond, WA, lot 14, by Catherine L. Futter, Fairway, KS, October 12, 2017;

Purchased from Futter by Julián Zugazagoitia, Kansas City, MO, 2017;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

Published References

Karen L. Kettering, Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search for Beauty (Knoxville, TN: The Knoxville Museum of Art, 2004), 17 (repro.).

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