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Exhibition

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 — demitasse cup and saucer

Jutta Sika, Wiener Porzellan - Manufaktur Josef Böck

1901

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present); Arno Malinowski (1899–1976), covered jar — covered jar

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory, Arno Malinowski

1923–1929

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), serving plate — serving plate

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory

1945

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), dessert plate — dessert plate

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory

1959

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), under plate — under plate

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory

1956

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory (1775–present), soup bowl — soup bowl

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory

1954

coffepot and lid — coffepot and lid

circa 1740–1760

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, sitting bear teapot and cover — sitting bear teapot and cover

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

circa 1740–1790

Worcester Porcelain Company, teapot with cover — teapot with cover

Worcester Porcelain Company

circa 1750–1780

teacup and saucer — teacup and saucer

circa 1740

tortoise shell plate — tortoise shell plate

mid 1700s

Thomas Whieldon (1719–1795), teacup — teacup

Thomas Whieldon

mid 1700s

Thomas Whieldon (1719–1795), tea caddy — tea caddy

Thomas Whieldon

1759

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759); Thomas Whieldon (1719–1795), teapot and cover — teapot and cover

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Thomas Whieldon

circa 1760

teapot with lid — teapot with lid

circa 1770–1780

Worcester Porcelain Company, teapot with lid — teapot with lid

Worcester Porcelain Company

1750–1780

Worcester Porcelain Company, teacup and saucer — teacup and saucer

Worcester Porcelain Company

circa 1757–1765

creamer — creamer

circa 1770

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), chocolate pot — chocolate pot

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.

circa 1769–1795

Roman Charity chimney ornament — Roman Charity chimney ornament

circa 1770

Neale & Company, teapot and lid — teapot and lid

Neale & Company

circa 1778–1788

vase — vase

date unknown

tea caddy — tea caddy

1719–1795

coffeepot with lid — coffeepot with lid

circa late 1700s

teapot with lid — teapot with lid

circa late 1700s

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), plaque — plaque

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.

late 1700s

William Adam and Sons, coffeepot with lid — coffeepot with lid

William Adam and Sons

1830

willow pattern pitcher — willow pattern pitcher

1800–1830

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), teacup and saucer — teacup and saucer

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.

1808–1812

Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom, creamer — creamer

Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom

circa 1810–1815

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, puzzle jug — puzzle jug

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

circa 1810

Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom, mug — mug

Staffordshire or Leeds, England, United Kingdom

circa 1810–1815

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, teapot and lid — teapot and lid

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

1810–1840

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, George Washington chimney ornament — 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 — "Doctor Syntax Amused with Pat in the Pond" platter

James & Ralph Clews

1818–1836

Enoch Wood and Sons, soup plate — soup plate

Enoch Wood and Sons

1819–1846

Edward Phillips; George Phillips, bowl — bowl

Edward Phillips, George Phillips

1822–1848

Ralph Stevenson and Sons, plate — plate

Ralph Stevenson and Sons

1830–1840

Charles Meigh, pitcher — pitcher

Charles Meigh

circa 1840–1850

John Davenport (1765–1848), sugar bowl with lid — sugar bowl with lid

John Davenport

1850s

Spode Works Pottery, plate — plate

Spode Works Pottery

circa 1810–1833

William De Morgan (1839–1917), diagonal spray fireplace tile — diagonal spray fireplace tile

William De Morgan

1898

church façade chimney ornament — church façade chimney ornament

1800s

pitcher — pitcher

mid 1800s

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. (founded 1759), teapot with lid — teapot with lid

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.

1898–1910

Rowland & Marsellus Co., "Souvenir of Leavenworth Kansas" commemorative plate — "Souvenir of Leavenworth Kansas" commemorative plate

Rowland & Marsellus Co.

1930s

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (active 1756–present), cup and saucer — cup and saucer

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory

1881–1889

urn clock — urn clock

1850–1870?

Höscht Porcelain, plate — plate

Höscht Porcelain

1765–1774

Caspar Netscher (1639–1684); Wallerant Vaillant (1623–1677), Abraham van Lennep — Abraham van Lennep

Wallerant Vaillant, Caspar Netscher

1672–1677?

Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Satyr, Two Baby Satyrs and a Woman — Satyr, Two Baby Satyrs and a Woman

Meissen Porcelain Factory

1800s

Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Blind Justice with Putto — Blind Justice with Putto

Meissen Porcelain Factory

1800s

Meissen Porcelain Factory (active 1710–present), Fashionable Lady & Gentleman — Fashionable Lady & Gentleman

Meissen Porcelain Factory

1800s

Richter, plate — plate

Richter

date unknown

Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd (founded 1884), teapot with lid — teapot with lid

Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd

circa 1890

plate — plate

1400s

plate — plate

late 1600s–early 1700s

tile — tile

date unknown

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Jacqueline at the Easel — Jacqueline at the Easel

Pablo Picasso

1956

plate — plate

early 1800s

United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858), pitcher — pitcher

United States Pottery Company

1850

Bennington, book flask — book flask

Bennington

late 1800s

United States Pottery Company (active 1847–1858), pitcher — pitcher

United States Pottery Company

1853–1858

dish — dish

circa 1850

dish — dish

1867

Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); William Purcell McDonald (1863–1931), vase — vase

Rookwood Pottery, William Purcell McDonald

1882

Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967), pitcher — pitcher

Rookwood Pottery

1882

Louis Henry Sullivan (1856–1924), terracotta ornament from the Schiller Building, Chicago — terracotta ornament from the Schiller Building, Chicago

Louis Henry Sullivan

1891

Recherche Ware Pottery, jug — jug

Recherche Ware Pottery

1892

Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967); Amelia Browne Sprague (1870–1951), vase — vase

Rookwood Pottery, Amelia Browne Sprague

1900

Irene Bishop (1880–1925); Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967), vase — vase

Irene Bishop, Rookwood Pottery

1907

Marie Levering Benson (1877–1958), vase — vase

Marie Levering Benson

circa 1910

Sarah Agnes Estelle Irvine (1887–1970); Joseph Fortune Meyer (1848–1931); Newcomb Pottery (active 1895–1940), vase — vase

Sarah Agnes Estelle Irvine, Joseph Fortune Meyer, Newcomb Pottery

1918

Cowan Pottery (active 1919–1931), bud vase — bud vase

Cowan Pottery

circa 1920

The Van Briggle Art Pottery (active 1901–2012), vase — vase

The Van Briggle Art Pottery

1919

Bernard Emerson Frazier (1906–1976), Rebekah (Soft Wind) — Rebekah (Soft Wind)

Bernard Emerson Frazier

1936

C. P., water pitcher — water pitcher

C. P.

1938

James Sheldon Carey (1911–1999), jar with lid — jar with lid

James Sheldon Carey

1960

James Sheldon Carey (1911–1999), vase — vase

James Sheldon Carey

1967

Henry Varnum Poor (1888–1970), plaque — plaque

Henry Varnum Poor

1968

Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), chalice — chalice

Beatrice Wood

1982

Ron Nagle (born 1939), teacup — teacup

Ron Nagle

1987

Richard Notkin (born 1948), Skull Teapot, Variation #17 — Skull Teapot, Variation #17

Richard Notkin

1991