Object Details
Description
American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
Jar
Clay: dense
Glaze: black mottled with blue; highly iridescent
Provenance
To 1914
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, to 1914 [1]
From 1914 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pewabic Pottery in 1914 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2404, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, the present location of the purchase voucher for this object is unknown.
[2] See note 1.
[3] 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 (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)
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. 1914
Accession Number
F1914.121
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Clay with iridescent glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 13.7 x 11.8 cm (5 3/8 x 4 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_F1914.121