Ceramics from the Collection

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Ceramics from the Collection
Ceramics from the Collection
Susan Earle, curator
North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition complements the "Centennial Celebration" of the American Ceramic Society in the KU Art & Design Building, This is the first survey of the museum's ceramics collection in over two decades. Included are more than 80 works produced in England, western Europe and the United States between the early 16th century and the present.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Jutta Sika (1877–1964); Wiener Porzellan - Manufaktur Josef Böck (active 1828–1960), demitasse cup and saucer
Jutta Sika (1877–1964); Wiener Porzellan - Manufaktur Josef Böck (active 1828–1960)
1901
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), serving plate
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present)
1945
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), dessert plate
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present)
1959
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), under plate
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present)
1956
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), soup bowl
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present)
1954
coffepot and lid
circa 1740–1760
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, sitting bear teapot and cover
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
circa 1740–1790
Worcester Porcelain Company, teapot with cover
Worcester Porcelain Company
circa 1750–1780
teacup and saucer
circa 1740
teapot with lid
circa 1770–1780
Worcester Porcelain Company, teapot with lid
Worcester Porcelain Company
1750–1780
Worcester Porcelain Company, teacup and saucer
Worcester Porcelain Company
circa 1757–1765
creamer
circa 1770
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), chocolate pot
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759)
circa 1769–1795
Neale & Company, teapot and lid
Neale & Company
circa 1778–1788
vase
date unknown
tea caddy
1719–1795
coffeepot with lid
circa late 1700s
teapot with lid
circa late 1700s
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), plaque
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759)
late 1700s
William Adam and Sons, coffeepot with lid
William Adam and Sons
1830
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), teacup and saucer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759)
1808–1812
Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom, creamer
Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom
circa 1810–1815
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, puzzle jug
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
circa 1810
Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom, mug
Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom
mug
circa 1810–1815
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, teapot and lid
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1810–1840
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, George Washington chimney ornament
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
early 1800s
James & Ralph Clews (active 1813–1834), "Doctor Syntax Amused with Pat in the Pond" platter
James & Ralph Clews (active 1813–1834)
1818–1836
Enoch Wood and Sons, soup plate
Enoch Wood and Sons
1819–1846
Ralph Stevenson and Sons, plate
Ralph Stevenson and Sons
1830–1840
Charles Meigh, pitcher
circa 1840–1850
Spode Works Pottery, plate
Spode Works Pottery
circa 1810–1833
pitcher
mid 1800s
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), teapot with lid
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759)
1898–1910
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (active 1756–present), cup and saucer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (active 1756–present)
1881–1889
urn clock
1850–1870?
Höscht Porcelain, plate
Höscht Porcelain
1765–1774
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Satyr, Two Baby Satyrs and a Woman
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present)
1800s
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Blind Justice with Putto
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present)
1800s
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Fashionable Lady & Gentleman
Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present)
1800s
Richter, plate
Richter
date unknown
Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd (founded 1884), teapot with lid
Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd (founded 1884)
circa 1890
plate
1400s
plate
late 1600s–early 1700s
tile
date unknown
plate
early 1800s
United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858), pitcher
United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858)
1850
Bennington, book flask
Bennington
late 1800s
United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858), pitcher
United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858)
1853–1858
dish
circa 1850
dish
1867
Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967), pitcher
Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967)
1882
Recherche Ware Pottery, jug
Recherche Ware Pottery
jug
1892
Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951), vase
Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951)
1900
Irene Bishop (1880–1925); Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967), vase
Irene Bishop (1880–1925); Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967)
1907
Cowan Pottery (active 1919–1931), bud vase
Cowan Pottery (active 1919–1931)
circa 1920
The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012), vase
The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012)
1919
C. P., water pitcher
C. P.
1938
Ron Nagle (born 1939), teacup
Ron Nagle (born 1939)
1987
Richard Notkin (born 1948), Skull Teapot, Variation #17
Richard Notkin (born 1948)
1991