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Jar

Object Details

Description
American, 20th century, Early Pewabic
Jar
Clay: dense.
Glaze: mingled orange and yellow.
13.4 cm x 9.7 cm
(5-5/16" x 3-13/16")
Provenance
To 1917
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961), Detroit, to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1918
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mary Chase Perry Stratton in August 1917 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Object file.
[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, 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)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
ca. 1917
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Glazed clay
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 13.3 x 9.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in)
Style
Pewabic ware
Type
Vessel
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