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ProvenanceFrom 1984
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, purchased from Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York on October 30, 1984. [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice, October 30, 1984, copy object file.
Exhibition History1978
Chicago Ceramics and Glass
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL (1978)
Published ReferencesCarr, Genie. "Beautiful House," Art View. 5, no. 2 (April-May 2000): 29.
DepartmentAmerican Art
Vase
Designer
Fernand Moreau
(1853 - 1920)
Maker
American Terra Cotta and Ceramic Company
(1886 - 1927)
Datecirca 1905
Mediumearthenware, micro-crystalline glaze
DimensionsHeight: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Other (circumference): 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1984.2.4
DescriptionThis vase of elongated egg shape with four prominent V-shaped buttress feet displays the characteristics advocated by William Day Gates (1852-1935), founder and president of American Terra Cotta and Ceramic Company (c. 1886-1927). The art line called Teco echoes the company's long-time experience with architectural terra cotta. Sculptor Fernand Moreau modeled both architectural terra cotta and Teco art pottery. The vase is covered overall with a micro-crystalline glaze developed by company chemist Elmer E. Gorton. Although is was intended to answer the market desire for green matt glazes, this glaze has a crystalline structure that gives a matt appearance, a unique contribution to the broad spectrum of pottery produced during the American Arts and Crafts movement.ProvenanceFrom 1984
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, purchased from Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York on October 30, 1984. [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice, October 30, 1984, copy object file.
Exhibition History1978
Chicago Ceramics and Glass
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL (1978)
Published ReferencesCarr, Genie. "Beautiful House," Art View. 5, no. 2 (April-May 2000): 29.
Status
On view