Vase
The Hampshire Pottery in Keene, New Hampshire, was established in 1871 by James S. Taft, primarily for the production of flower pots and other utilitarian wares of locally-found clay. Just after the turn of the century, the firm added an art line, making earthenware vessels embellished with different colored glazes, the domain of Taft’s brother-in-law Cadman Robinson, who was its driving force. The dominant glaze was a smooth opaque matte green that capitalized on the popularity of the Grueby Pottery’s distinctive matte green glaze developed in 1897. The organic form of this vase copies a similar form made at the Amphora Pottery in Austria, and the foreign-made vase likely served as a model from which a mold was taken (see L.2016.61.10).
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase
- Manufacturer: Hampshire Pottery (1871–1923)
- Date: 1904–14
- Geography: Made in Keene, New Hampshire, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in.
- Credit Line: Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.64.49
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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