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

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Anna Frances Simpson; Joseph Fortune Meyer; Newcomb Pottery, vase
Anna Frances Simpson; Joseph Fortune Meyer; Newcomb Pottery, vase
Anna Frances Simpson , Joseph Fortune Meyer
vase
1918
Anna Frances Simpson, artist
1880–1930
Joseph Fortune Meyer, potter
1848–1931
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.

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