Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2011
Jar
1857
Dave Drake (or Dave the Potter)
Overall: 35.6 x 38.1 cm (14 x 15 in.)
Stoneware with alkaline glaze
Classification: Ceramics
Object Place: South Carolina
Accession number: 2011.1806
Description: Large splotches of glaze with many areas of stoneware left unglazed. Glaze did not adhere to the jar. Rim repair: 2 inches long, 1 inch deep.
Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown. 1987, sold by Jim Williams, Savannah, GA, to Tony L. Shank, Marion, S.C.; 1997, sold by Shank to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: June 22, 2011) Note: For more on Jim Williams, see John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection