Object Details
Artist
William Wilhelmi, born Garwin, IA 1939
Luce Center Label
Bill Wilhelmi has described himself as a “wheel oriented” potter, and enlivens his pieces with southwestern landscapes and images. This stoneware tea set was created for the Renwick Gallery’s 1976 show, Craft Multiples, and is decorated with a technique known as wax resist, where designs are created by brushing wax over an area of clay so that it will resist the final glazing process. Wilhelmi unites the pieces of the set by using the loop handle from the teapot on the teacups as well.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Date
1975
Object number
1975.133.3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Medium
wax resist stoneware
Dimensions
4 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (10.2 x 10.5 x 7.9 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Renwick Gallery
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 54A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\mountain
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1975.133.3