Mei-p'ing-shaped Vase / Pewabic Pottery

Access to this resource is restricted.

Actions

About this Item

Record Details

Accession Number
1972/2.168
Title
Mei-p'ing-shaped Vase
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
Object Creation Date
1916
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Wayne (county)
Detroit (inhabited place)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 4
Wayne (county)
Creation Place 5
Detroit (inhabited place)
Style/Group/Movement
Arts and Crafts
Inscription
Stoneware, glazed in deep royal-blue speckled with black, iridescent
Dimensions
32 cm x 17.4 cm x 17.78 cm (12 5/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. x 7 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
vase
Physical Description
This vase has an elegantly tapering body based on Asian sources and has a dark iridescent glaze of black and blue hues.
Subject Matter
The first quarter of this century saw the rise of a number of art potteries in the United States, a facet of the international Arts and Crafts Movement. Founded in Detroit in 1907 by Mary Chase Stratton (employing her married name of Perry at a later date) and Horace James Calkins, the Pewabic Pottery concentrated on hand-built vessels whose shapes were largely derived from traditional Asian ceramics. Under Marry Chase Stratton’s artistic direction, these refined forms were combined with a rich variety of iridescent glazes that became the Pottery’s hallmark.
Most of the works in the Museum of Art’s Pewabic collection come from Margaret Watson Parker, a Detroit-area collector and associate of Charles Lang Freer. Mrs. Parker’s bequest to the University of Michigan included numerous Pewabic works selected personally for her by Mary Chase Stratton for their quality and beauty. Several additional pieces of Pewabic ware came to the University from the collection of H.O. Havemeyer.
Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.

Technical Details

Image Size
577 x 1031
File Size
27 KB
Record
1972/2.168
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.168/1972_2.168.jpg

Rights and Permissions

Portfolios

In public portfolios

Cite this Item

View the Help Guide for more information.

Full citation
"Mei-p'ing-shaped Vase; Pewabic Pottery." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.168/1972_2.168.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.