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Catalog Data

Medium:
Clay with lustrous black glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 10.2 x 8.7 cm (4 x 3 7/16 in)
Style:
Pewabic ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date:
early 20th century
Description:
American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
Jar, small, ovoid
Clay: compact, red
Glaze: lustrous black
Provenance:
To 1910
Miss Clara Dyar, to 1910 [1]
From 1910 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Miss Clara Dyar in 1910 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Pottery List, R. 5572, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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 (April 15, 1975 to December 5, 1975)
Drawings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to April 14, 1975)
Previous custodian or owner:
Miss Clara Dyar (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Pewabic ware  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1910.51
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39e0089ba-11c8-4a17-948b-91d33a8a9626
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1910.51