Vase
- Associated
- with the Art Academy of the American Woman's League, University City, Missouri, active 1909–1911
- Date
- 1911
- Material
- Glazed porcelain
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 332
- Dimensions
- 13 1/2 x 6 in. (34.3 x 15.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Warren H. Ludwig Jr.
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 18:2006
Provenance
1911 - 1950
Edward Gardner Lewis (1869-1950), University City, MO; Atascadero, CA [1]
- 1969
Robert Pilcher, Trash to Treasures Auction House, Morro Bay, CA [2]
1969 - 2006
Warren H. Ludwig Jr., University City, MO; Reston, VA; purchased from Robert Pilcher [3]
2006 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Warren H. Ludwig Jr. [4]
Notes:
[1] Edward Gardner Lewis founded an Art Academy in University City, Missouri, in 1909. A large number of art porcelains and other ceramics, including 18:2006 were made in the Art Academy, part of Lewis's Peoples University. The Art Academy and the Peoples University were never fully realized and closed by 1913. Lewis reorganized production of ceramics and art pottery in the University City Porcelain Works in 1912, but the UCPW ceased during summer 1914. Lewis moved all his businesses to Atascadero, California, and by summer 1916 the ceramics had also been moved to California where they became part of Lewis's personal collection [Saint Louis Art Museum curator David Conradsen].
[2] In October 1969, Robert Pilcher presented at auction in St. Louis "antiques and art objects from the estate of the late Edward Gardner Lewis" ["Auction of Art Objects," "St. Louis Globe Democrat," October 19, 1969, West Area Section, p.7]. Exact ownership and transfer of the ceramics between Lewis's death and the subsequent auction fourteen years later is not clear in these articles. One article states that "the items were handled by a California auctioneer when Lewis died in 1955 [sic] in Atascadero, Calif.... A California antique dealer [Robert Pilcher] is offering the items [at the October 5, 1969 auction]." It is not known whether Robert Pilcher was the California auctioneer who handled the earlier transaction or whether he acquired the pieces at a later date ["Auction Friday From Estate of U. City Founder," "St. Louis Globe-Democrat," September 29, 1969, West Area Section, p.1].
[3] The donor erroneously recorded the date of the auction as 1968. See Deed of Gift dated June 9, 2006 [SLAM document files].
[4] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 20, 2006.
Edward Gardner Lewis (1869-1950), University City, MO; Atascadero, CA [1]
- 1969
Robert Pilcher, Trash to Treasures Auction House, Morro Bay, CA [2]
1969 - 2006
Warren H. Ludwig Jr., University City, MO; Reston, VA; purchased from Robert Pilcher [3]
2006 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Warren H. Ludwig Jr. [4]
Notes:
[1] Edward Gardner Lewis founded an Art Academy in University City, Missouri, in 1909. A large number of art porcelains and other ceramics, including 18:2006 were made in the Art Academy, part of Lewis's Peoples University. The Art Academy and the Peoples University were never fully realized and closed by 1913. Lewis reorganized production of ceramics and art pottery in the University City Porcelain Works in 1912, but the UCPW ceased during summer 1914. Lewis moved all his businesses to Atascadero, California, and by summer 1916 the ceramics had also been moved to California where they became part of Lewis's personal collection [Saint Louis Art Museum curator David Conradsen].
[2] In October 1969, Robert Pilcher presented at auction in St. Louis "antiques and art objects from the estate of the late Edward Gardner Lewis" ["Auction of Art Objects," "St. Louis Globe Democrat," October 19, 1969, West Area Section, p.7]. Exact ownership and transfer of the ceramics between Lewis's death and the subsequent auction fourteen years later is not clear in these articles. One article states that "the items were handled by a California auctioneer when Lewis died in 1955 [sic] in Atascadero, Calif.... A California antique dealer [Robert Pilcher] is offering the items [at the October 5, 1969 auction]." It is not known whether Robert Pilcher was the California auctioneer who handled the earlier transaction or whether he acquired the pieces at a later date ["Auction Friday From Estate of U. City Founder," "St. Louis Globe-Democrat," September 29, 1969, West Area Section, p.1].
[3] The donor erroneously recorded the date of the auction as 1968. See Deed of Gift dated June 9, 2006 [SLAM document files].
[4] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 20, 2006.
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