Vase with two handles; Pewabic Pottery

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Accession Number
1972/2.195
Title
Vase with two handles
Artist
Pewabic Pottery
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
20th c.
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze
Object Creation Date
1906
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Wayne (county)
Detroit (inhabited place)
Credit Line
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design
Style/Group/Movement
Arts and Crafts
Inscription
Stamped on base: PEWABIC Stickers on base: PEWABIC POTTERY PEWABIC DETROIT 16
Dimensions
35.2 cm x 27.5 cm x 19 cm (13 7/8 in. x 10 13/16 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type
Ceramic
vase
Physical Description
Two-handled ceramic vase covered with iridescent glaze in muted grays and creams
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.
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handles
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Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
vessels
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