Crackle Plate and Crackle Bowl, Rabbit Pattern
Joseph Lindon Smith; Dedham Pottery
Caption
Joseph Lindon Smith; Dedham Pottery (1896–1929). Crackle Plate and Crackle Bowl, Rabbit Pattern, ca. 1896. Stoneware, Bowl: 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 15.2 cm) Plate: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arthur W. Clement, 43.128.51a-b.
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Collection
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Designer
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Title
Crackle Plate and Crackle Bowl, Rabbit Pattern
Date
ca. 1896
Geography
Place made: Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Stoneware
Classification
Dimensions
Bowl: 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 15.2 cm) Plate: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Markings
On bottom of bowl and plate: "Dedham Pottery" with design of rabbits below.
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Accession Number
43.128.51a-b
Frequent Art Questions
Is this Chinese or American?
The blue and white decoration is definitely inspired by Chinese pottery, but the sweet rabbit decoration was a signature of the Massachusetts based Dedham Pottery.The company was around from 1872 to 1943 and was greatly influenced by seeing Asian ceramics at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.I saw a lot of woodland creature scenes in blue and white in Amsterdam. They do like their cute animals!
Interesting! This rabbit motif can also be found on many tiles from this period. Trained pottery painters would often have a set of stock motifs that they would use again and again.I see!We've noticed a lot of rabbits on the blue and white pottery. So cute! Like on the bowl with under-plate.
Very cute indeed! Dedham was known for their affordable tableware in an Arts and Crafts style: uniting functional design with hand-painted decoration. This rabbit pattern was an early one of their designs and was very successful. They even used a rabbit in their trademark!
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