Vase

Gates Potteries (Teco Pottery)|William Day Gates

ca. 1901–22 · Earthenware · The American Wing

Teco Pottery was a favorite among Prairie School architects, several of whom, including Wright, designed wares for the company. The studio specialized in organically inspired shapes in neutral tones that were ideally suited to Prairie Style interiors. This oversized vase was marketed as a container for umbrellas and walking sticks. In a letter from 1981, the Littles’ daughter Eleanor Stevenson remembered that a large Teco vase like this one occupied this spot in the room.

Artist

Gates Potteries (Teco Pottery)|William Day Gates

Date

ca. 1901–22

Medium

Earthenware

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Theodore R. Gamble Jr., in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1982