Vase

ca. 1920 - 1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of rounded form, with a ring of leaves moulded in low relief around the mouth. Earthenware, with a thick matt pinkish purple glaze, the glaze darker and more bluish over the moulded leaves.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, matt pink-purple glaze
Brief description
Vase, Van Briggle Pottery, Colorado, USA, ca.1920-29
Physical description
Vase of rounded form, with a ring of leaves moulded in low relief around the mouth. Earthenware, with a thick matt pinkish purple glaze, the glaze darker and more bluish over the moulded leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.0cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
A device within a rectangle, below which 'VAN BRIGGLE', incised on base (Mark of the Van Briggle Pottery)
Credit line
Given by Peter Kaellgren and John Alexander in memory of Robert Charleston
Object history
Previously received by the donor as a gift from an antique dealer in Ontario, Canada.
Collection
Accession number
C.34-2013

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Record createdMarch 6, 2013
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