Volcanic Ware Vase
Maker
Hugh Robertson
(American, 1844-1908)
Manufacturer
Dedham Pottery
(American, 1896 - 1943)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1895
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: "Dedham/Pottery/HR". Painted in blue on bottom: "REGF"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2934
Not on view
DescriptionVery heavy vase with a thick unctuous glaze. Mostly black; brown showing pale blue and grey-green in places. It seems to be several color glazes flowed over one another. The inside unglazed except for about 1.5 inches of the neck where the glaze has run down.Exhibition History"From Earth and Fire: Art Pottery and Art Glass from the Chrysler Museum of Art," The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia: Autumn 1997 - Summer 1999.
