Spirit Corn Vessel

Maker Nancy Adams (1948)

Date1988

Geographic OriginSan Geronimo, California

MediumThrown and modeled eartheware with low-fire glazes

DimensionsOverall: Diam 8 x H 14 x W 13 in. (Diam 20.3 x H 35.6 x W 33 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1989 The Members' Fund and partial gift of the Sheila Nussbaum Gallery

Object number89.1

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Object NameVessel

Title Details

Primary Title Spirit Corn Vessel

Marks and Labels/StampsSigned on bottomProvenanceAcquired from the Sheila Nussbaum Gallery in Millburn, NJExhibition History"Great Pots: Contemporary Ceramics from Function to Fantasy", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 14, 2003 - June 1, 2003)
"The Vessel Tradition", The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (1989)

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