Vase

Amphora Factory

ca. 1895–1904 · Earthenware · The American Wing

The vase made at the Amphora Pottery in Austria likely served as a model from which the mold was taken to produce a vase of the identical organic form, but made in the United States at the Hampshire Pottery, in Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1904-14. While the shape and relief decoration appear to be identical, the finish of the two are quite different. Here, the cream-colored body is embellished selectively with a greenish bronze finish, while the Hampshire example is covered in an allover matte green glaze, a finish that found great favor in American art pottery of the time.

Artist

Amphora Factory

Date

ca. 1895–1904

Medium

Earthenware

Culture

Austrian

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2020