Object Details
- Description
- American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
- Vase. Broken and repaired.
- Clay: dense, heavy
- Glaze: mingled pinkish brown and cream; iridescent.
- H: 21.5 cm W: 11.4 cm (8-1/2"; 4-1/2")
- Label
- Made from 1903 until 1965, the Pewabic pottery of Detroit was most noted for iridescent glazes. These colorful hues are created when metallic salts, such as copper oxides, are spread on the pottery before its last firing. Many well-known art-potters and glassmakers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created iridescent glazes inspired by ceramic lusterwares from the Near East. The potters, then, shared some of the same sources of inspiration as artists like James McNeill Whistler, and Dwight Tryon.
- Provenance
- From 1917 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, in 1917 [1]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See American Pottery List, R. 6542, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Pewabic Pottery (November 20, 1979 to March 5, 1981)
- American Paintings: Abbott Handerson Thayer 1849-1921 (December 11, 1976 to April 18, 1977)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Pewabic Pottery (established 1903) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1917
- Accession Number
- F1917.439
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Clay with iridescent glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (overall): 21.6 x 11.4 cm (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in)
- Style
- Pewabic ware
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- iridescence
- ceramic
- Pewabic ware
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1917.439
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye359f58ad0-0a00-4d27-b22d-42e8afc42fcf
