Vase

Fulper Pottery Company

ca. 1915 · Earthenware · The American Wing

This monumental vase, one of a pair made specifically for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, flanked the Fulper Pottery's exhibit there. The judges at the fair awarded the firm a gold Medal of Honor for its display. The vase is a striking example of one of over one hundred glazes developed under Fulper's art pottery line, "Vasekraft," which was introduced in 1909. The size of the vase underscores technical achievement: its graceful form and its ability to withstand firing without breaking are unusual in such a large piece. The vase descended in the family of William H. Fulper II.

Artist

Fulper Pottery Company

Date

ca. 1915

Medium

Earthenware

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of the daughters of William H. Fulper III, in honor of their grandfather, William H. Fulper II, 1984