Jar
ca. 1933-1940 (made)
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Stoneware cylindrical jug with domed cover surmounted by horizontal dis-shaped handle, the exterior of the jar is painted with wavy linear ornament and horizontal bands in dark slip, the interior is glazed.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware painted in slip |
| Brief description | Stoneware jar and cover with decoration painted in slip, made by Franz Wildenhain, probably at Kruikje Pottery, Putten, ca. 1933-1940 |
| Physical description | Stoneware cylindrical jug with domed cover surmounted by horizontal dis-shaped handle, the exterior of the jar is painted with wavy linear ornament and horizontal bands in dark slip, the interior is glazed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Wildenhain' and the flask device incised 'Made in Holland' |
| Credit line | Given by Henry Rothschild |
| Object history | The Jar and cover was probably made at the Kruikje Pottery. Franz Wildenhain joined the pottery with his wife, Marguerite Friedlander, after the closure of the Bauhaus School in 1933. It is possible that the two worked on this example together. |
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| Accession number | C.207:1, 2-1991 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2007 |
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