Vase, Model #A418
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Object Label
This vase is an example of Arts and Crafts pottery produced by a firm that originally made clay ornaments for buildings. Since the 1880s, the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States had favored handcraftsmanship and critiqued the dehumanizing effects of mechanization. To diversify and raise its artistic profile, the firm made an inexpensive line of art pottery for the average consumer.
The pots were machine-molded rather than handmade and then covered with a velvety green matte glaze that was introduced in 1900. This pottery was awarded the highest honors for manufacturing at the international Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in Saint Louis in 1904.
Caption
Jeremiah K. Cady American, 1855–1924; Gates Potteries American, ca. 1885–1922. Vase, Model #A418, 1903–1910. Earthenware, 11 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1994.205.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.205.6_view1_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Vase, Model #A418
Date
1903–1910
Geography
Place made: Terra Cotta, Illinois, United States
Medium
Earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
11 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm)
Markings
Impressed on base, three times: "Teco" [with "eco" running vertically down shaft of "T"].
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion
Accession Number
1994.205.6
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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