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Object Label
Charles Graham Works is best known for its industrial stoneware ceramics such as the giant spigot seen here. In the mid-1880s, in order to diversify the output and gain a share of the domestic consumer market, Graham patented a resist process to decorate vases made of the same stoneware with Japanese-inspired motifs then in vogue.
Caption
Charles Graham American, 1854–1907. Vase, Patented April 7, 1885. Glazed stoneware, 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (19.1 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jay and Emma Lewis, 2007.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2007.22.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Vase
Date
Patented April 7, 1885
Geography
Place manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Glazed stoneware
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (19.1 x 14.3 cm)
Markings
On exterior, impressed below lip on opposing sides, within rectangular shape with canted corners: "CHAS. GRAHAM/PAT APRIL 7TH/1885"
Credit Line
Gift of Jay and Emma Lewis
Accession Number
2007.22
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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