Object Details
Description
American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
Jar, miniature
Clay: dense, fairly soft
Glaze: mingled dull pink and cream color with brilliant iridescence.
H: 4.7 cm W: 6.6 cm (1-27/32"; 2-5/8")
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. 6538, 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)
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
F1917.438
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Clay with iridescent glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 4.8 x 6.7 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in)
Style
Pewabic ware
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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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_F1917.438