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Pepper Shaker from "Town and Country" Service Pepper Shaker

This is a pepper shaker. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Red Wing Pottery. It is dated 1947 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is earthenware, cork. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 11.3 × 7.2 × 6.9 cm (4 7/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

unmarked

Cite this object as

Pepper Shaker from "Town and Country" Service Pepper Shaker; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Manufactured by Red Wing Pottery; USA; earthenware, cork; H x W x D: 11.3 × 7.2 × 6.9 cm (4 7/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 2000-24-1-a,b

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