Object Details
Artist
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961)
Description
American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
Bottle
Clay: dense.
Glaze: blue, with mingled overflow of gray and rose-color; iridescent.
H: 23.5 cm W:17.7 cm (9-1/4"; 7")
Marks
- Impressed in clay, "Pewabic, Detroit"
Inscriptions
- Round sticker affixed to base of vessel, "Pewabic Detroit" printed in black ink, and "19. 00" written in pencil (price)
- Rectangular, white sticker with perforated boarder of black dashes, "2592" printed in black ink
- Rectangular, white sticker with perforated boarder of black dashes, "6533" printed in black ink
Provenance
1917-1920
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI [1]
1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See receipt from Pewabic Pottery to Charles Lang Freer, August 2, 1917, Box 123, Folder 8, Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Author M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, copy in object file.
[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Free's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Research Completed on July 29, 2022
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Painting with Fire (October 21, 2018 to July 7, 2019)
Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision (February 23, 2008 to August 1, 2010)
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
Pewabic Pottery (November 20, 1979 to March 5, 1981)
American Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner
Pewabic Pottery (established 1903) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 1917
Accession Number
F1917.440
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Clay with iridescent glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 23.9 x 17.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 15/16 in)
Style
Pewabic ware
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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National Museum of Asian Art
Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
iridescence
ceramic
Pewabic ware
United States
American Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1917.440