Vase

Attributed to: Frederick Hurten Rhead, American (born England), 1880–1942
Associated: Art Academy of the American Woman's League, University City, Missouri, active 1909–1911
Date: c.1911
Material: Glazed earthenware
made in: University City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 332
Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. (31.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Norman Family in loving memory of Isaac and Elva Norman
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 64:2001

NOTES

The conception and execution of this vase demonstrate Frederick Hurten Rhead's mastery of design. The spiraling lines of tree trunks rise toward the top, where interlocking limbs flow in sinuous rhythms around the swelling shoulder of the vase. Rhead used incised line and matte glazes to render a swirling composition of tree trunks and limbs.

Provenance

c.1970 - 2001
Isaac and Elva Norman, University City, MO; their family, by inheritance

2001 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by the Norman family [1]

Notes:
[1] See Deed of Gift dated November 30, 2001 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 4, 2001.

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