Vase

Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008)

Cowan Pottery Studio (active 1919–1931)

designed 1931; made 1931

Object PlaceRocky River, Ohio

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with dry point decoration

DimensionsOverall: 17.15 x 13.34 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)

Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection

Accession number2014.1293

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsSinged on base: "Viktor Schreckengost"Provenance1931, made as original sample for Cowan Pottery by Vitkor Screchkengost, retained by Schreckengost; August 1, 1986, sold by Schreckengost to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.