| Accession # |
2002.17.1 |
|
Manufacturer |
Metlox Potteries
|
|
Designer |
Frank Irwin
|
|
Designer |
Robert Allen
|
| Title |
Pitcher, Poppytrail Line, Freeform Shape, California Aztec Pattern |
| Date |
shape introduced 1954; design introduced 1955 |
| Medium |
Glazed earthenware |
| Dimensions |
14 3/8 x 8 x 5in. (36.5 x 20.3 x 12.7cm) |
| Marks |
On bottom, printed in black: "POPPYTRAIL / BY / METLOX / MADE IN CALIFORNIA" |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Robert Tuggle |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf H (Contemporary Design)
|
| Description |
Glazed earthenware, white body with gray flecks, thick-walled. Organic, ovoid body rises into long, attenuated neck with narrow diagonally cut spout. Oval opening cut above mid-point with molded, C-shaped handle below. Horizontal band of transfer-printed decoration around lower body consisting of dark gray ribbon pattern superimposed on light gray band of elongated oval shapes.
Condition: Very good; some loss of pigment in ribbon decoration on outside of pitcher opposite handle. |
