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Bowl
Carl Walters (American, 1883–1955)
American
1924
Object Place: Woodstock, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Fund
Accession Number1997.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionVessel with blue glaze and black slip decoration. Within a broad circle inside bowl are painted four abstract leaf shapes surounded by smaller leaves. Four bands of vertical linew extend from circle to lip. Within each band is a tripartite arrangement having a stylized flower at center under an arch, flanked by leaves. Exterior of bowl is marked below the lip by three narrow bands of black slip; vertically arranged leaves appear at regular intervals around circumference.
InscriptionsIncised "Carl Walters/ 19 [zigzag element] 24" on bottom. Above signature appears a hexagonal symbol at the center of which is a square. Below date apperas an incised sketch of a horse.
ProvenancePurchased privately by the seller from a Newton home about 1992; purchased by MFA 1997.