Maker:

Henry Varnum Poor, American, 1888 – 1971  Search this

Medium:

Stoneware

Dimensions:

H x diam.: 10.8 x 33 cm (4 1/4 x 13 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

Bowl

Made in:

USA

Date:

1968

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Bowl rests on circular foot. Sides irregularly pleated, with pleats flaring up and out at extreme angle to creat concavity. Exterior glazed in mottled red and green with calligraphic brushstrokes in black around foot. Interior glazed in heavily mottled red and pale green; in center of interior a branch with leaves and fruit incised and painted in black. Artist's monogram and "68" incised in center to side of fruits.

Credit Line:

Gift of S.C.Johnson & Son, Inc.

Accession Number:

1980-18-10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq413bd1711-d13f-49e6-94b8-fd33e581a7c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1980-18-10