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        "tombstone": "Demitasse Cup, c. 1943. Gertrud Natzler (American, born Vienna, Austria, 1908\u20131971), Otto Natzler (American, born Vienna, Austria, 1908\u20132007). Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, 2020.89.a",
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        "title": "Demitasse Cup",
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