Object Details
- Artist
- Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961)
- Description
- Early Pewabic jar.
- Clay: dense, heavy.
- Glaze: mingled violet-red, over black with an orange splash; highly iridescent.
- Label
- Made from 1903 until 1965, the Pewabic Pottery of Detroit was most noted for iridescent glazes. These colorful hues are created when metallic salts, such as copper oxides, are spread on the pottery before its last firing. Many well-known art-potters and glassmakers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created iridescent glazes inspired by ceramic lusterwares from the Near East. Stratton's work compares favorably with wares designed by Englishmen, Frenchmen and Americans, including William de Morgan, Auguste Delaherche, Jacques Sicard, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Frederick Carder and others.
- In this piece by Stratton, fresh pinks and apple greens recall the somewhat raw colors of early Spring.
- Provenance
- To 1918
- Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961), Detroit, to 1918 [1]
- From 1918 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mary Chase Perry Stratton on May 1, 1918 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See American Pottery List, L. 2608, 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
- Winter into Spring: American Landscapes (March 4, 1982 to June 1, 1982)
- Pewabic Pottery (November 20, 1979 to March 5, 1981)
- American Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels (December 11, 1976 to March 24, 1977)
- 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
- Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- F1918.167
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Clay with iridescent glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (overall): 29 x 21.3 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/8 in)
- Style
- Pewabic ware
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- iridescence
- ceramic
- Pewabic ware
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1918.167
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b81e82ec-d252-432b-8538-fedb129dc96a
