Urn with bronze mounts

Manufacturer Lenox Incorporated (American)

Manufacturer Ceramic Art Company (American)

Artist William Morley

Date1900-1905

Geographic OriginTrenton, New Jersey | United States of America

MediumSlip-cast porcelain with clear glaze, enamel and bronze

DimensionsOverall: H 17 3/4 x W 4 3/8 x D 4 3/8 in. (H 45.1 x W 11.1 x D 11.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas Folk in memory of Beatrice Nappi, 2005

Object number2005.18

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Object NameVase | urn

Title Details

Label Caption Title Urn with bronze mounts

Marks and Labels/StampsMarked twice on the brass mounts: CERAMIC ART CO. / 608 is stamped on the polygonal plinth underside CERAMIC ART CO. 611 is stamped on the flat flange at the base of the vase, up inside the polygonal plinth. There are illegible little marks stamped into the porcelain inside the trumpet-shaped foot. ProvenanceCollection of Arthur Colletti and Harold Kelsey, Lawrenceville, NJ; purchased at auction by the donor in 2004Exhibition History"Hot, Hotter, Hottest: 300 Years of New Jersey Ceramics", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 21, 2016 - March 14,2020).
"The Lenox Legacy:America's Greatest Porcelain, 1889-2005", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (August 2008 - September 2011)

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