Vase

1913

Not on view

Edwards executed this vase during his studies at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art. Although he worked in many media, there are few surviving examples of his ceramics. His most celebrated commission remains the decorations for the Swedenborgian cathedral in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania.

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Provenance

Title: Vase
Maker: Parke Edwards (American, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1890–1973 Pennsylvania)
Date: 1913
Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Butzi Moffitt Gift, 1991
Object Number: 1991.216.1
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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