Pewabic Jar

Object Details

• 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)

• Origin

  Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1910s, 1900s

• Name

  Dyar, Clara, Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  Detroit, United States, Michigan

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art, Ceramics, Pewabic ware

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)