Object Details
Decorator
Cynthia Pugh Littlejohn, d. 1959
Maker
Newcomb Pottery, founded 1884 – ca.1940 sale of pottery ceased
Potter
Joseph Fortune Meyer, 1848 – 1931
Manufacturer
Sadie Agnes Estelle Irvine, American, 1887–1970
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Buff clay body, thrown. Ovoid body with swelling at shoulder, truncated neck - no foot. Carved in relief, recessed ground, design of Spanish moss-covered oak trees encircling body, against background of underbrush and sky; lower quarter of design below tress is undecorated. Waxy matte glazes of blue, green and blue-green; sky is cream matte glaze. Interior is cream matte glaze. Bottom not glazed. Crazing to glaze.
Credit Line
Gift of Marcia and William Goodman
Date
1906–15
Accession Number
1984-84-41
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Vase
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 35.9 x 22.6 cm (14 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
made in
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1984-84-41