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Arthur E. Baggs American
This bowl, made by Arthur Baggs during his time as a student at Alfred University, demonstrates his early work as a potter, giving visual clues as to his working methods as a potter. Notably this is the earliest known dated work signed by Baggs, establishing a timeframe for when Baggs started throwing on the wheel, as well as his understanding of and interest in glazes.
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Title: Vase
Maker:
Arthur E. Baggs (1886–1947)
Date: 1904
Geography: Possibly made in Alfred, New York, United States; Possibly made in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Stoneware; brown drip glaze overlapping green glaze
Dimensions: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2021
Accession Number: 2022.404.2
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