vase, Rookwood Pottery; William Purcell McDonald

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Rookwood Pottery; William Purcell McDonald, vase
Rookwood Pottery; William Purcell McDonald, vase
Rookwood Pottery , William Purcell McDonald
vase
1882
Rookwood Pottery, manufacturer
active 1880–1967
William Purcell McDonald, artist
1863–1931
vase, 1882
Where object was made: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Material/technique: glaze; earthenware
Credit line: Gift of Miss Lida Le Suer-Tillotson in memory of her mother Sarah Harriett McFarland-Le Suer
Accession number: 1978.0034
Not on display
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Archive Label 2001:
(This) vase, with its lyrical image of grasses and birds and overglaze gilt decoration, might be from Rookwood's early Limoges glaze line. It may have been decorated by William Purcell McDonald (1863-1931).

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1996–1997
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Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021