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Title:Hercules
Designer:J. Palin Thorley (American (born England), Staffordshire 1892–1987 Williamsburg, Virginia)
Manufacturer:The Hall China Company (East Liverpool, Ohio)
Date:1940
Medium:Glazed earthenware
Dimensions:9 1/4 × 7 5/8 × 3 3/4 in., 3.3 lb. (23.5 × 19.4 × 9.5 cm, 1.5 kg)
Classification:Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line:Gift of David A. Hanks, 1981
Object Number:1981.445.9ab
Marking: (underside, printed in black): MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR / WESTINGHOUSE / BY / The Hall China Co. / MADE IN U.S.A.; (underside, impressed): L2
David A. Hanks, New York (by 1980–81; his gift to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Design 1925–1945: Selections from the Collection," December 18, 1989–June 1, 1991, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 16, 2000–January 7, extended to February 4, 2001, unnumbered cat. (p. 155).
Newport Beach, Calif. Orange County Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 25–August 19, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Flint, Mich. Flint Institute of Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," September 14–December 16, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," January 11–April 7, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Charlotte. Mint Museum of Craft and Design. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 3–July 28, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Tulsa. Philbrook Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," August 23–November 17, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Betty Woodman (American, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1930–2018 New York)
2003
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