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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.48
People
Simon Lissim, American (Kiev, Russia 1900-1981 New York, NY)
Title
Urn
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228570

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
16.8 x 15.2 cm (6 5/8 x 6 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in design above base: S.L.
  • inscription: Printed on bottom: Lenox/Made in USA/Simon Lissim's design/ptd: 2632/1/12 made No. 1

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Forsyth Wickes, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. Forsyth Wickes
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.48
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Raymond Lister, The Decorated Porcelains of Simon Lissim, The Golden Head Press, LTD (Cambridge, England, 1955), reproduced in b/w plate V

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