Vase with curdled green glaze

Manufacturer Volkmar Kilns

Maker Leon Volkmar (American, 1879 - 1959)

Maker Charles Volkmar (American, 1841 - 1914)

Date1910

Geographic OriginMetuchen, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumThrown stoneware with curdled glaze

DimensionsOverall: H 6 1/8 x Diam 5 1/4 in. (H 15.6 x Diam 13.3 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1911

Object number11.509

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Object NameVase

Title Details

Primary Title Vase with curdled green glaze

Marks and Labels/Stampsincised V.ProvenancePurchased by the Museum in 1911from Volkmar Kilns in Metuchen, NJ for $4.80 (20% off $6.00).Exhibition History"Hot, Hotter, Hottest: 300 Years of New Jersey Ceramics", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 21, 2016 - March 14,2020).
"100 Masterpieces of Art Pottery, 1880-1930", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (September 23, 2009 - January 10, 2010).
"The Ideal Home, 1900-1920," American Craft Museum, New York, New York (Oct 21, 1993-Feb 15, 1994)
"The Newark Museum Collection of American Art Pottery," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (1984)
"The Arts and Crafts Movement in America:1876-1916," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1972)
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey (1968)
"Modern American Pottery," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (1910)

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