Vase
Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club
(active 1908–1942)
Sara Galner
(American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)
November 1916
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with glaze
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 30.5 cm (2 3/4 x 12 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. David L. Bloom and family in honor of his mother, Sara Galner Bloom
Accession number2007.372
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Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
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The more subtle tones, dull finish, and static design of early pottery production were later substituted for the more vibrant, animated, and playful version of later years, as seen in the high gloss finish of this daffodil low bowl.
Inscriptions"S.E.G. / 11–16 / S / G [SG in a circle]"ProvenanceEarly history unknown; some time between 1987 and 2005, acquired by Dr. David L. Bloom, Morristown, NJ, then Boston, MA from "an older woman" through a privaet slae brokered by Smith and Jones auction house, Sudbury, MA; given by Dr. David L. Bloom to the MFA (Accession date: XXXX)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.