Pitcher
Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club
(active 1908–1942)
Sara Galner
(American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)
December 1911
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with glaze
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. David L. Bloom and Family in honor of his mother, Sara Galner Bloom
Accession number2008.1607
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
While some designs benefited from the thin glazes and gritty texture of the pottery's early surface finish, works such as these small pitchers appeared rough and even dirty.
Inscriptions"120-12-11 / S.E.G. / S.G."ProvenanceEarly history unknown; group inherited or purchased at auction or on Ebay by David L. Bloom, Boston, Massachusetts, between 1982 and 2005; 2008, given by David L. Bloom and family to the Museum (Accession Date: January 21, 2009)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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