Object Details
Artist
John A. Foster, 1900 – 1980
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Thrown circular vase, collared foot ring; sides flared toward lip. Interior glazed translucent cream color. Exterior with white slip ground, painted black squares, lines and rectangles to suggest a urban landscape, all highly stylized and schematic. Exterior unglazed.
Credit Line
GIft of Robert and Frances Dieboll
Date
1947
Accession Number
1985-111-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
vase
Type
vase
Medium
stoneware, pigment
Dimensions
H x diam.: 19.3 x 23.2 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
made in
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1985-111-1