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Vase
Made by: Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club (active 1908–1942)
Decorated by: Sara Galner (American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)
Decorated by: Sara Galner (American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)
December 1913
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 10.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. David L. Bloom and Family in honor of his mother, Sara Galner Bloom
Accession Number2008.1616
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
By incising the designs into the clay body before filling them with wax, the decorators exaggerated the depth and graphic effect of the black outlines.
DescriptionGreen bulbous vase decorated with dentil pattern and brown glaze inside.
Inscriptions"12-13 / PETER / SEG / [picture of a bird on branch] / S.G."
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; group inherited or purchased at auction or on Ebay by David L. Bloom, Boston, Massachusetts, between 1982 and 2005; 2008, given by David L. Bloom and family to the Museum (Accession Date: January 21, 2009)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.