Object Details
Manufacturer
Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967
Decorator
Caroline Virginia (Rich) McGuffey, American, 1839 – 1905
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Straight-sided cylindrical vase with flat foot and lip. Around base a 1 1/8 inch band of incised trilobe leaves, outlined in blue. Around vase, incised line spiraling upward to lip, upon which are seated nine stylized children in various postures, each with hair standing on end. All figures with incised outlines filled with cobalt blue. Vase glazed overall (interior and exterior) in grey-green color with fine crackle.
Credit Line
Gift of Dona Guimaraes in memory of Sarah McGuffey
Date
1883
Accession Number
1983-43-2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
vase
Type
vase
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
H x diam.: 19 x 8.3 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
made in
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1983-43-2