Bowl
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Period
ca. 1912 -
Geography
Detroit, Michigan, United States -
Material
Glazed clay -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 8.6 x 3.9 cm (3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1912.101 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1912.101
Object Details
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Description
American, 20th century, Early PewabicBowl: small, deepClay: dense, thickly moldedGlaze: copper-red, with grayish and yellowish areas: iridescent. -
Provenance
To 1912Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI, to 1912 [1]From 1912 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pewabic Pottery in 1912 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Object file. Present location of voucher unknown.[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
Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision (February 23, 2008 to August 1, 2010)American Paintings: Abbott Handerson Thayer 1849-1921 (December 11, 1976 to April 18, 1977) -
Previous custodian or owner
Pewabic Pottery (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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