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Anna Frances Simpson; Joseph Fortune Meyer; Newcomb Pottery, vase

Anna Frances Simpson, decorator

1880–1930

Joseph Fortune Meyer, potter

1848–1931

Newcomb Pottery, manufacturer

active 1895–1940

vase, 1918

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: earthenware

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 16.6 x 22.5 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 6 9/16 x 8 7/8 in

Credit line: Bequest of Ruth Adair Dyer

Accession number: 1989.0063

Not on display

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Archive Label 2003:
Anna Frances Simpson was a student in art at Newcomb College from 1905 to 1907 and worked there as an art craftsman between 1909 and 1925. Simpson’s pottery was nearly always to be found where Newcomb Pottery was exhibited. This vase is decorated with a moss-covered motif around the body.