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At A Glance

  • 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

  • Description

    American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
    Bowl: small, deep
    Clay: dense, thickly molded
    Glaze: copper-red, with grayish and yellowish areas: iridescent.
  • Provenance

    To 1912
    Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI, to 1912 [1]
    From 1912 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pewabic Pottery in 1912 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer 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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