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Lot 2426
Mary Kirk Kelly (AL, 1918-2013), A Collection of Porcelain Squash & Leaves
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(9) pieces to include: squash, pumpkins, a maple leaf and a lettuce leaf, signed.

Pumpkin 8 1/2 x 9 in.

From the Collection of a Lady, Charlotte, North Carolina

Mary Kirk Kelly was born in Axis, Alabama in 1918. Her father owned a brick yard which used local clays, so it was quite fitting that Kelly would turn to ceramics after retiring as a teacher. She began first with the standard plates and mugs, but found her true calling after a neighbor asked her to make a replica of a prized cabbage he'd grown.

Good condition.